Chocolate Chip Bars (or Gift Mix In A Jar)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter (softened)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, both sugars, and egg; add vanilla and water.
• 2 add the flour, powder, soda, and salt; mix well.
• 3 add chocolate chips.
• 4 spread in a greased 9x12 pan (9x13 will make them a little thinner).
• 5 bake 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes till done; cool in pan; cut in 2" squares.
• 6 for gift giving:.
• 7 in a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar pack each layer in place before adding the next ingredient.
• 8 layers:.
• 9 1 teaspoon baking powder.
• 10 1 teaspoon baking soda.
• 11 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 12 3/4 cup flour.
• 13 1/4 cup sugar.
• 14 1/4 cup brown sugar.
• 15 1 cup chocolate chips.
• 16 1/2 cup brown sugar.
• 17 1/4 cup sugar.
• 18 1 cup flour.
• 19 write a note on each jar on how to make it:.
• 20 1 jar chocolate chip bar mix.
• 21 3/4 cup butter--softened.
• 22 2 eggs.
• 23 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• 24 1 teaspoon water.
• 25 preheat oven to 375 degrees; in large mixing bowl cream the butter and eggs and vanilla; add the chocolate chip bar mix and stir till blended; spread into greased 9x12 pan and bake for 20-25 minutes; cool in pan and cut in 2" squares.