Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Yield: 16 bars

Chocolate chip cookie bars made with whole wheat flour and packed with walnut chunks.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (169 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup (213 grams) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups (226 grams) whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (1 package, 283 grams) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup (180 grams) walnuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line an 8 or 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper with overhanging sides.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or with a hand-held mixer, beat the butter and sugars on medium high speed until light and creamy, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as needed. Add the egg and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until incorporated, mixture may be a little crumbly. Mix in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
4. Press dough into the prepared baking pan and bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then lift bars out of the pan with the overhanging parchment paper and let cool completely on a wire rack. Slice into bars and serve.
5. Store cookie bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.