Butterbeer Bars

 I wanted to try making Butterbeer Bars, based on my Chocolate Chip blondies.

Ingredients:

• 625 gr (5 cups) all-purpose flour
• 226 gr (1 cup, aka 2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
• 226 gr (1 cup) sourdough starter
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 600 gr (3 cups) brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 410 gr (12 ounces, ~ 2.5 cups) mix of 170 gr butterscotvh chip, 120 gr white chocolate chips , and 120 gr semisweet chocolate chips
  

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a half baking sheet (13 x 18-inch pan) with parchment paper and set aside. (Use parchment paper not a Silpat line for easier removal and cutting.)
   
2. In a medium bowl add flour, salt and baking soda and mix well and set aside.
3. In large bowl add both brown and granulated sugars, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and mix well.
4. Add in the sourdough starter and mix well.
5. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until combined. 
6. Stir in  most of chips, reserving maybe 1/4 to sprinkle on top.
7. Press in pan, spreading to edges of pan. 
8. Sprinkle on the reserved  chips, press in slightly.
   
9. Bake for 26-28 minutes. 
10. Let cool on wire rack, then remove using the parchment and cut into pieces.
    

 

Carole's Notes:

We liked this! The bars are like a soft chewy chocolate chop cookie.
This could make 48 bars - depending on how large you cut them.

The recipe is lightly adapted from Chocolate Chip blondies and https://zestysouthindiankitchen.com/sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookie-bars/