Food Friday: Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Bars

We have a dear friend who needs to have treats made with almond flour.  I have found several in the past and finally have made one.

Almond Flour Chocolate Chip and White Chocolate Chip Bars

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup almond flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup white chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans and walnuts (1 cup total)

Extra mini chocolate chips for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with a little butter
 (other greasy things do NOT add a pleasant flavor to the bottom of your bars. 

In a good-sized bowl, cream together butter and the sugars. Add the eggs and
 vanilla and beat well.  I used a wooden spoon for both processes.  If you have
 a mixer, you might want to use it....

In a small bowl, blend almond flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet mixture
and mix well. Stir in the semi-sweet and white chocolate chips and nuts.  

Spread dough evenly into the prepared baking dish.  Sprinkle lots and lots
of mini semisweet chocolate chips on top if you are trying to use them up...
 and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden, to start.  If the batter still jiggles
after 25 minutes, put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.  Keep
 checking for jiggle then add ten more minutes of baking.  Mine took a REALLY long
time to cook, but when they came out, Mister, they were good.

 Cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting into bars.