Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe - Made in USA

Ingredients

• 0.75 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 0.5 cup softened margarine or butter
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 1.5 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1.75 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup chopped nuts or shelled sunflower seeds (optional)