Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Bars

Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Bars

• 1 cup shortening (I used Imperial and cut 2 T)
  
• 3/4 cup sugar (I cut 2 T)
  
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I like to sprinkle 1/2 c. mini chips instead)
  
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in marshmallows, chips and walnuts. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 23-26 minutes or until golden brown (they will be moist still because of the marshmallows!) Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
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Russell and I gobble these up. The kids like them too but they don't get to eat them all day like the parents do. The marshmallow makes the perfect amount of moistness/gooeyness/sweetness.