Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 2⅛ Cups Flour  
• ½ Teaspoon Salt
• ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda 
• 125g Butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 ½ Cups Sugar
• 1  Large Egg
• 1 Egg Yolk
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Essence
• 200g Milk Chocolate
• 100g Smarties (optional)

HOW TO MAKE IT:

- Preheat the oven to 180'C. Grease a baking pan, place a baking sheet over and grease that as well.
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl. The flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and the sugar until combined. Add the egg, egg yolk and the vanilla and mix well.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture until combined.
- Chop the milk chocolate into pieces to create your own chocolate chips or alternatively use two cups of chocolate chips.

- Fold in the chocolate chips until combined. Add the Smarties and do the same.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan.

- Smooth the top of the mixture with the back of a spoon.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the top is a light golden brown.

- Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Lift out the baking paper and transfer it to a cutting board.
- Cut into squares and smash them in your FACE!!! YUMMO!