Sunshine Bars (Orange Chocolate Chip Pan Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and orange extract; mix well.
Combine dry ingredients; stir.
Add dry ingredients to batter a little at a time, mixing to incorporate.
Stir in chocolate chips, nuts and rind.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (or at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes) until golden brown.
Cut into bars while still warm.
NOTES:
Can double recipe and bake in a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
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.