I wanted to make something chocolate, but instead of brownies, I opted to make  chocolate sugar cookie bars with chocolate fudge frosting.

Remember to scoop your flour, baking cocoa and powdered sugar from their containers into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also preheat the oven to 350 degrees before baking.  And don’t bake these longer than 22 minutes so they don’t dry out.

• Bars ingredients
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbs canola oil
• 2 1/3 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
• 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Blend in egg, yolk, salt, oil and vanilla.  Blend in flour and cocoa.  Press into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 22 minutes.  Cool completely.

• Frosting ingredients
• 6 tbs butter
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions – in a saucepan pan, melt butter over low-medium heat.  Remove from heat.  Add chocolate chips and stir smooth.  Blend in remaining ingredients.  Let set 15 to 20 minutes.  Frost cooled bars.  Store in covered container.

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