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Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.



Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy shortbread recipe that does not require any chilling or rolling out of dough.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

These tasty shortbread cookie bars are loaded with mini semi sweet chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

This shortbread recipes takes about forty minutes from start to finish and produces one 10 x 15 inch pan of cookie bars.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

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To make these chocolate chip shortbread cookies, I started by dumping some softened butter and egg whites into a large mixing bowl.

butter and egg whites in a mixing bowl

I used an electric mixer to combine the butter and egg whites until no large lumps remained.

butter and egg white mixture in a mixing bowl

Then I added some icing sugar to the bowl.

icing sugar on top of butter and egg white mixture in a mixing bowl

I continued mixing with the electric mixer.

icing sugar and butter mixture in a mixing bowl

Then I added some all purpose flour and salt to the bowl.

all purpose flour on top of icing sugar and butter mixture in a mixing bowl

I mixed with the electric mixer until a smooth dough formed.

Then I added some mini semi sweet chocolate chips to the bowl.

mini chocolate chips on top of shortbread dough in a mixing bowl

I stirred the chocolate chips into the dough.

chocolate chip shortbread dough in a mixing bowl

Then I dumped the dough onto a greased 10 x 15 inch baking sheet.

I pressed the dough out evenly until it covered the entire pan.

chocolate chip shortbread dough pressed out on a cookie sheet

Then I placed the pan in the oven and baked the shortbread cookie bars until the edges were golden brown and the entire top was very lightly browned.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

I removed the pan from the oven and allowed the shortbread to cool a bit before slicing it.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

These delicious shortbread cookie bars are the perfect holiday treat.

If you are looking for a new cookie recipe to add to your Christmas baking list, then you need to try these Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars!

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

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Yield: 24 cookie bars

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Bars are an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Christmas or any other occasion.

Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Dump softened butter and egg whites into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Use an electric mixer to combine the ingredients until no large lumps remain.
  4. Add the icing sugar to the bowl.
  5. Continue mixing with the electric mixer until smooth.
  6. Add the flour and salt to the bowl.
  7. Mix with the electric mixer until dough forms.
  8. Add the chocolate chips to the bowl.
  9. Stir the chocolate chips into the dough.
  10. Dump the cookie dough onto a greased 10 x 15 inch baking sheet.
  11. Press the dough out evenly to cover the entire pan.
  12. Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake until the shortbread is golden brown around the edges and lightly browned all across the top. 23-26 minutes.
  13. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the shortbread to cool slightly before slicing.
  14. Enjoy!

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