Cowgirl Cookie Bars Will Be The Real Game Day MVPs

Prepare oven and pan:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13- x 9-in. pan with cooking spray and line parchment paper, letting the long edges hang over the sides of the pan slightly.

Toast pecans and coconut:

Place pecans on a small baking sheet and toast in the oven 5 minutes. Add coconut, then toast 5-7 minutes longer until coconut and pecans are lightly toasted. Let cool while preparing cookie dough.

Combine dry ingredients:

 In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.

Make cookie dough:

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended. Add vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until combined.

In a medium bowl, toss together chocolate chips with pecans and coconut. Measure out 1/3 cup of the chocolate chip mixture and set aside.

Stir remaining mixture into cookie dough.

Add dough to pan:

Spread dough into an even layer in prepared pan.

Sprinkle with reserved chocolate chip mixture.

Bake cookie bars:

Bake 28-31 minutes or until cookie bars are golden brown, center is set, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs attached. Let cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack. Use parchment paper as handles to lift the bars out of the pan, and then cut into squares to serve.