Chocolate Chip Bars

By srumbel

We've taken a few liberties here to make scratch baking a cinch! The end result is an easy recipe for Chocolate Chip Bars that will earn you brownie points with your hungry gang!
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Ingredients

• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 (18.25-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 2 eggs
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Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine chocolate

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chips, pecans, and brown sugar; mix well and set aside.

In a large bowl, with an electric

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beater on medium speed, beat cake mix, butter, and eggs until thoroughly combined (mixture will be stiff).

Stir half of the chocolate chip mixture into batter and spread over bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chip mixture over batter and bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely then cut into bars and serve.

MAKES
15 to 18 bars

Notes

Individually wrapped, these bars make the perfect lunch box treat.


Read more at http://www.mrfood.com/Bar-Cookies/Chocolate-Chip-Bars-From-Mr-Food#UjkCGi7pQm186SFp.99