Chocolate Cookie Bars

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

Ingredients

• 158 ml unsifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 225 ml sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 80 ml butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 118 ml chopped raisins
• 60 ml chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
• 2 melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat eggs well. add sugar to the eggs gradually, beating the mixture after each addition.
• 4 add the raisins and vanilla to the egg mixture.
• 5 add the flour, baking powder and salt to the egg mixture. stir in the nuts, if using them.
• 6 preheat oven to 175°c.
• 7 grease a square cookie sheet. pour the dough in, taking care to level it out.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes, until it turns a golden brown. cool before cutting into bars.