Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 t vanilla
• 1 cup all purpose, unbleached flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 t baking soda
• 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Line standard sized jelly roll pan with aluminum foil. Grease generously with butter, sides and bottum.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Place sugars butter, eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl to cream. Mix for 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl, then beat 30 seconds.
4. In separate bowl, sift flours, nut meal and baking soda together. Gradually, over two minutes, add this mixture to creamed ingredients, at stir speed. Scrape bowl, then beat for 30 seconds.
5. Add chocolate chips at stir speed over 15 seconds.
6. Using rubber spatula, scrape into mounds in prepared pan. Wet hands with water and then use hands to spread mixture evenly in pan.
7. Place on middle rack in oven.
8. Bake for 17-20 minutes.
9. When completely cool, cut into 1.5 x 1.5 inch squares.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/healthier-chocolate-chip-cookie-bars-1213251 (may not work)