Sunshine Bars (orange Chocolate Chip Pan Cookies)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 2 teaspoons orange rind, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• 3 cream butter and sugar. add egg and orange extract; mix well.
• 4 combine dry ingredients; stir.
• 5 add dry ingredients to batter a little at a time, mixing to incorporate.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips, nuts and rind.
• 7 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (or at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes) until golden brown.
• 9 cut into bars while still warm.
• 10 notes:.
• 11 can double recipe and bake in a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• 12 can bake as drop cookies: chill dough, place rounds on ungreased cookie sheets and flatten each cookie slightly, bake at 375 degrees about 10 minutes.