Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

I love making bar cookies, mostly because it takes less time to make than individual cookies.

Last week I made these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.  Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are my favorite kind of cookies, and I guess I could've used my favorite recipe to make these bars, but instead I found one that was slightly different, and had a layer of chocolate chips in the middle.

Yum!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 c butter, softened
• 1 c firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t vanilla extract
• 1/2 t  salt
• 1 t  baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 1/2 c flour
• 2 c rolled oats
• 2 c chocolate chips 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 
• In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugars.  
• Mix in eggs and vanilla.   
• Stir in the salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, oats, and 1 cup chocolate chips.
• Spread 1/2 of the mixture into a prepared 9x13 pan. 
• Sprinkle remaining cup of chocolate chips on top. 
• Spread remaining cookie mixture on top of chocolate chips. 
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. 

I used this recipe from Tastes Better from Scratch.