Bar Cookies - My favorite way to make cookies - one pan, one cook time!

Mom's Butterscotch Bars

1 cube + 1/3 c margarine
3 c brown sugar
1 1/2 t vanilla
3 eggs
3 1/2 c flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt

Melt margarine in a large glass bowl in microwave.  Stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs, flour, baking powder and salt.  Spread into a greased 10 x 15 (jelly roll) pan and bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes.

Grandma's Brownies

3 c flour
3 c sugar
3 cubes margarine, softened
2/3 c baking cocoa
1/4 t salt
1 T vanilla
6 eggs

Mix eggs, vanilla, cocoa, sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer.  Add in rest of the ingredients and mix well.  Spread into a greased 10 x 15 (jelly roll) pan.  Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.  Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting while still warm.

One of my favorite frostings for these brownies are to mix 1 1/2 c creamy peanut butter with 1 tub of canned chocolate frosting.  Mmmmmm!

Sarah Jo's Sugar Cookie Bars

1 c butter or margarine
2 c flour
1 c sugar
2 t vanilla
2 eggs

Cream buter and sugar.  Add eggs, flour and vanilla.  Spread into a 10 x 15 (jelly roll pan) - it will need to be spread VERY thinly.  Bake at 325 for 15 minutes - do not overbake!  Frost when cool and decorate as desired.

Rich Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

3/4 c shortening
3/4 c margarine or butter
3/4 c granulated (white sugar)
2 c packed brown sugar
1 t baking soda
3 eggs
2 t vanilla
4 c flour
1 12 oz pkg chocolate chips
1 12 oz pkg butterscotch chips

Cream shortening, butter and sugars.  Mix in eggs, baking soda and vanilla.  Stir in flour until well blended.  Then stir in chips.  Press into a greased 10 x 15 (jelly roll) pan.  Bake at 375 for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden. (I like mine fairly soft so I just watch until the EDGES start to turn golden).