{Recipe} ~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

I finally made dessert! 

It's no secret that I prefer savory over sweet, but that still doesn't stop me from pinning desserts I'll probably never get around to baking.

When thinking about what food to bring for the tailgate, I wanted to try something different (there are only so many chip & dip combos I can get excited about). That's when I figured I should probably try something sweet that could hold up in the heat fairly well. I had all the ingredients for several different recipes, but finally landed on these:

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

adapted from What Megan's Making

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups quick-cooking or old fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl and beat just until combined. Fold in the oats and chocolate chips. Spread in a rimmed 10x15 baking pan, using a spatula or your hands to press into place. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool, but cut the bars while they are still somewhat warm, as a knife will go through them more easily.

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I halved this recipe and it still made plenty of bars! I actually only had one bar to make sure they tasted okay, but ended up leaving them with Jacob and Emmie to enjoy. I had to keep Jacob from eating them all before we left for the tailgate. I guess that means they were good! These were simple - I'd recommend them!