My friend, Jess, makes the most delicious chocolate chip cookie bars! At the top of your bar recipes will be Jessica’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with Pecans. She got the recipe out of a Mrs. Fields cookbook. In the book, they are called Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars. I don’t know why they call them that because they don’t taste like butterscotch….but they do have butter in them. If you’d rather make chocolate chip cookies, try Shanna’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies.
The first time I made these I was so sad. Even though they were really good, they just weren’t as good as the ones Jess had made. I figured it must be because she made them with so much love, and I couldn’t duplicate that. When I asked her about it, we figured it out. The salt she used was coarse sea salt, and I had just used regular table salt.
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- Hello Dolly Bars
- Amazing Samoa Rice Krispie Treats
- Caramel Stuffed Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
- Loaded Peanut Butter Reese’s Bars
- Lemon Swig Cookie Bars
- Cranberry Bliss Bars
Guys, the coarse sea salt makes a difference. It really complements the semi-sweet chocolate chips and makes the delicious bars even more delicious.
You’ve got to trust me here. In fact, after figuring this out with her that day, I made an executive decision to only use coarse sea salt in any of my baking that has chocolate chips in it. I highly recommend that you make the same decision.
HOW TO MAKE JESSICA’S AMAZING CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS WITH PECANS
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease an 8×8 pan and set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla for about 2 minutes.
- Add flour, baking soda, and coarse sea salt. Mix until combined.
- Next, add chopped pecans and chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
- Spread dough mixture evenly in the prepared 8×8 pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.
- Enjoy!
These bars are amazing. I always double the recipe and use a 9×13 pan. Otherwise, I just don’t get enough for myself. 🙂
The Best Tip for making Jessica’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with Pecans
- Make sure the use coarse sea salt and not regular table salt in this recipe. It makes a difference in the flavor.
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp coarse sea salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease an 8x8 pan and set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla for about 2 minutes.
- Add flour, baking soda, and coarse sea salt. Mix until combined.
- Next, add chopped pecans and chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
- Spread dough mixture evenly in the prepared 8x8 pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.
- Enjoy!
I like the idea of using sea salt! Do I use unsalted butter or should I use salted?
I always use salted because it is what I keep on hand, but either will still yield great results!