Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Prep and Cook Time: about 30 minutes. Notes: You can store these bars airtight for up to 2 days.

Yield: Makes 16 bars

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  butter, at room temperature
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1  large egg
• 1/2  cup  unsweetened applesauce
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla
• 1 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 2  cups  regular rolled oats
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate chips
• 2  tablespoons  granulated sugar

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, oil, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, applesauce, and vanilla until well blended.

2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir or beat into butter mixture until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

3. Spread dough evenly in a lightly oiled 8-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle top evenly with granulated sugar.

4. Bake in a 350° oven until pale golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool on a rack about 10 minutes, then cut into 1- by 4-inch bars. Let cool completely.

Note: Nutritional analysis is per bar.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

258 (30% from fat)

Protein:

3.2g

Fat:

8.5g (sat 3.8)

Carbohydrate:

42g

Fiber:

2.5g

Sodium:

172mg

Cholesterol:

17mg