# Mark Bittman’s Everything Bars - Made In

 Featuring a healthy(ish) swap for whole wheat flour, think of these gooey, chewy bars as fudge meeting cookies at long last, making the perfect dessert. 

Fudge and cookies, together at last in these gooey and chewy bars. "Everything" in the name means they're loaded with chocolate chips, coconut, dates, and nuts. If that sounds like too much, check out the variations for "nothing" and "something" bars that follow the recipe. All three come together in one bowl and are made with hearty whole wheat flour.

Note: This recipe was sized for the [9x13” Baking Slab](/products/porcelain-baking-slab/). Feel free to halve this recipe to fit in an [8x8” Baking Dish](/products/square-baking-dish/).

### Recipe variations:

**Nothing Bars**

If you do this, you’ll have “blondies,” which are like brownies without chocolate. Use only 2 eggs, not 4, and forget the coconut, chocolate chips, dates, nuts in Step 3 but add the vanilla, flour, soda, and salt. These will only take 25–30 minutes to finish baking.

**Something Bars**

Prepare the variation for Nothing Bars. Then pick one thing to stir in before baking—either the coconut, chocolate chips, dates, or nuts.

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