Bran Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• 1.3 cup all bran original cereal 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1.5 cups firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup extra chocolate morsels dark
• 1 large eggs 
• 4.5 oz flour — fluff and spoon whole wheat white
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 tablespoons water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• mixing bowl
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13×9 inch metal pan with foil and spray bottom with cooking spray.Stir together cereal, flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.Beat oil, egg and sugar together in a large mixing bowl (I did this with a whisk). Stir in vanilla and water.
2. Add cereal mixture, stirring until well combined. Stir in chocolate morsels.
3. Spread evenly in pan and bake for about 30 minutes. Cool completely.Lift foil from pan, set on a rack and cut into 24 bars.