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Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookie Bars

Craving something sweet? Your family will love these delightful bars!

These decadent cookie bars are loaded with chocolate chips, crunchy pretzels, gooey caramel bits, and any fun extras you might have on hand. Go grab those half full bags of baking treats from your pantry and use them up! These Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookie Bars bring together an explosion of flavors and textures that you are going to love.

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The best part?! They’re ready to bake in 15 minutes – with minimal cleanup. Go ahead and treat yourself—you deserve to enjoy every delicious bite!

Ingredients for Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookie Bars:

•Flour
•Cornstarch
•Baking soda
•Salt
•Brown sugar
•Sugar
•Butter, melted
•Eggs
•Vanilla extract
•Dark chocolate chips
•Semi-sweet chocolate chips
•White chocolate chips
•Pretzels, chopped
•Caramel bits

How to make Everything but the Kitchen Sink Bars:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.

2. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk together and then set aside.

3. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat to combine.

4. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and combine.

5. Fold in all chocolate chips, pretzels, and caramel bits. Reserve small amount of each ingredient for sprinkling on top of cookie bars, if desired.

6. Spread batter into prepared pan. Top with reserved chocolate chips, caramel, and pretzel pieces.

7. Bake 30-35 minutes until center of cookie bars is set.

8. Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature before slicing.

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Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookies Bars

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Servings: 9

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter - melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract (bourbon vanilla recommended)
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup pretzels - chopped
• 1/4 cup caramel bits

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk together and then set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat to combine.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture and combine.
• Fold in all chocolate chips, pretzels, and caramel bits. Reserve small amount of each ingredient for sprinkling on top of cookie bars, if desired.
• Spread batter into prepared pan. Top with reserved chocolate chips, caramel, and pretzel pieces.
• Bake 30-35 minutes until center of cookie bars is set.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature before slicing.

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