Easy Chocolate Chip Bars

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt 6
(1 ounce) squares Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, chopped
1 cup Chopped Pecans


Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

2. Mix flour and salt in separate bowl. Add to butter mixture; mix well. Stir in chocolate and pecans. Press mixture into ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

3. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 5 min. Cut into 40 bars while still warm.

Yield: 36 servings