Bare Pantry Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup baking butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (1.5 cups for dough, 1/2 cup for topping)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Beat butter, sugar, vanilla & salt.
Gradually add flour and continue mixing.
Stir in 1 1/2 cups chocolate morsels.
Press into ungreased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20-22 minutes until golden on edges.
Cool in pan until slightly warm.
For topping:
Microwave 1/2 cup of chips in a ziploc bag for 1 minute on HIGH. Watch carefully.
Knead the bag around until the morsels are melted and smooth.
Cut a tip in the corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate onto the bars.