Sourdough Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies

Doug liked yesterday's Sourdough Chocolate Chip cookies enough that he suggested making a batch to send to Alex. He also suggested making them a bar, so they would pack better. I tweaked the recipe a bit for the bar form.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sourdough starter
  (the part that I remove when feeding my starter)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cups self rising flour
• 2.25 cups all  purpose flour
  (or use 3.25 cups all purpose plus 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder and 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• 8 ounces chopped pecans

   

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk salt and flour together.
   (Whisk in baking soda and baking powder if you are using them)
3. Cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar with a stand mixer.
4. Gently mix in the starter until combined
   (Mixing in starter by hand is recommended, I’m not sure why)
5. Mix in the egg and the vanilla.
6. Slowly add the flour mixture
7. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts 
8. Using a large spatula, spread on a piece of parchment paper on a large cookie sheet (I used my 11 x 17 inch cookie sheet.)
   
9. Bake 22 to 25 minutes, or until starting to turn golden brown on top, and lightly brown around the edges.
10. Let cool in the pan on a cooling rack.
11. Slide cookie bar and parchment paper onto a cutting board, cut into 30 or so cookies.

   

Carole's Notes:

The bar version of this cookie is soft and tasty as well. I like the pecans!

Recipe is lightly adapted from http://carolelikesroundfood.blogspot.com/2016/02/sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookies.html which is based on http://www.food.com/recipe/sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookies-487587 - it makes about 30 or so bar cookies depending on how you slice them.