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Cake Mix Cookie Bars

$2.45for 435 minServes 16

Yellow cake mix, eggs, butter, and chocolate chips bake into thick, chewy cookie bars.

Cake Mix Cookie Bars

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cake, 15 oz$0.18/oz typical	15 oz	$2.75Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Butter, 2.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	2.75 oz	$1.07Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.81

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.61 per serving$2.45 for 4

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Ingredients

1 box (15 1/4 oz) yellow cake mix
2 large eggs
1/3 cup butter
1 bag (12 oz) chocolate chips

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
Melt the butter and let it cool slightly.
Stir the cake mix, eggs, and melted butter together until a thick dough forms.
Fold in the chocolate chips, then press the dough evenly into the pan.
Bake for 25 minutes, until the edges are set and lightly browned.
Cool the bars for 10 minutes before cutting.

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