Lazy Cookie Bars

I've got another fun recipe to share today.

I have lots of little recipes like this tucked away in my recipe binder.

Many of them I know by heart because I use them so often.

I just love quick dessert recipes - mainly because dessert is my favorite part of any meal.

And after making supper and washing dishes I don't always want to be messing with a long, drawn-out dessert.

Enter the Lazy Cookie Bar.

Made with my favorite pantry item - the boxed cake mix.

So versatile, so easy and so yummy.

Only 4 ingredients and you probably have them all at home already.

It's not a really thick bar. It's more like a sheet pan cookie.

It's gooey and I love the edges - those are my favorite.

Feel free to mix this up by adding nuts or different types of chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz.) box yellow cake mix

2 eggs, beaten

5 tbsp. butter, melted

1 bag (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

I love to use the kind that has flour in it.

Melt butter.
 I just put the unwrapped butter in a microwave-safe bowl and nuke it for a few seconds.

And be sure to beat your eggs. 
Just crack eggs into a small bowl and whisk briskly using a whisk or a long-tined fork. 
To save on dirty dishes, I'll pour the melted butter in with the dry cake mix in my
 mixing bowl, then use that same butter bowl to beat the eggs in. 

Now, combine dry cake mix with melted butter and beaten eggs.

This is easier if you have an electric or stand mixer because batter will be very thick.

Stir in bag of chocolate chips.  

Spread batter into greased baking dish.

What I like to do is spray my hand with some nonstick cooking spray and then spread the 
batter around using my hand since the batter is very thick.

Once it is evenly spread out, put in the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes.

It will puff up as it is cooking and be golden brown around the edges when it is done.

And like any good chocolate chip cookie, I like to eat these warm so you can usually find me 
sneaking some bites from this pan before it's cool!
This makes a great base for some ice cream too.

Here's a closeup for all you cookie lovers.

Cook's Notes: The great thing about this recipe is all the variations you can make.

Feel free to use different types of chips or add in nuts. I really love when the holiday baking chips come out.  

You can really have fun with this recipe and no one will know just how easy it was to make but you!

Enjoy!

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