These brown sugar bars are more cake-like than traditional brownies or blondies. They’re made with chocolate chips and pecans, but you can customize them to suit your tastes. They’re lovely with coconut and chopped dates, too.
PrintBrown Sugar Bars With Chocolate Chips
Add your own special touch to these versatile brown sugar bars.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 32 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts, Cookies and Bars
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups flour, about 11 1/2 ounces
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 5 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 8 ounces (1 cup) salted butter, melted
- 3/4 to 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease and flour a 10x15x1-inch jelly roll pan or sheet cake pan.
- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl; stir to blend and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the eggs for about 2 to 3 minutes, until light and foamy. Gradually beat in the vanilla, the brown sugar, milk, and melted butter.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended. Fold the chopped pecans and chocolate chips into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 22 to 27 minutes, until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
