Banana Bars

Snack bars that make use of those very-ripe bananas.

1½ cups All-purpose flour (plain) 7½ ounces   21 grams ½ cup Whole wheat flour (whole meal) 2½ ounces  70 grams 2 tsp Baking powder     10 ml ½ tsp Salt     2.5 ml ¾ cup Butter, softened 6 ounces   170 grams ⅔ cup Granulated sugar  (caster) 5 ounces   145 grams ⅔ cup Firmly packed light brown -sugar 5 ounces   145 grams 1 tsp Vanilla extract (essence)     5 ml 2  med Bananas, mashed         1 large Egg         12 oz  semisweet chocolate mini morsels (chocolate drops) 340 grams     Confectioners' sugar (icing sugar)

Preheat oven to 350°F [175°C].
In small bowl, combine flours, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In large mixer bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy.
Beat in bananas and egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in Nestle Toll House semisweet chocolate mini morsels.
Spread into greased 15 ½ x10 ½ " [27 cm x 39 cm] baking pan.

Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Cut into 2"x1" (5 cm x 2.5 cm) bars.

Makes about 6 ½ dozen bars.

VARIATION: Omit whole wheat flour. Increase all-purpose flour to 2 cups (10 ounces [285 grams]).

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