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Chocolate Chunk Blondie Bars

I was so excited when Enjoy Life came out with their new line of chocolate bars, I literally jumped for joy. I was already a huge fan of their chocolate chips, and now they’ve given me a whole new genre of chocolate to bake with. These chocolate chunk cookie bars are an old-fashioned picnic or school function favorite. So easy and yet sooooo good!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 16 bars

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19)
1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 2 tablespoons rice milk
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon rice milk
6 ounces (about 4 bars) Enjoy Life Rice Milk bars or Dark Chocolate Boom Choco Boom bars, chopped into centimeter-size chunks

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 by 9-inch pan.

    Step 2

    Whisk together the flour mix, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

    Step 3

    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, beating on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

    Step 4

    Add the vanilla and egg replacer and mix for 20 seconds.

    Step 5

    Add the flour mix in three batches, mixing on low speed, alternating with the rice milk, and beginning and ending with the flour mix.

    Step 6

    Fold in the chocolate chunks.

    Step 7

    Spread the batter evenly across the bottom of the baking pan.

    Step 8

    Bake in the center of the oven for 35 minutes, or until lightly golden, rotating the pan halfway through.

    Step 9

    Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes. Cut into 16 squares. Let cool.

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