egg-free, butter-free chocolate chip cookie bars

Ingredients:

• 1 c mashed banana (~2 medium bananas)
  
• 1 1/4 c granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 c applesauce
• 2 1/4 c unbleached flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, soda and salt in a small bowl, set aside. Cream together banana, sugar, vanilla and applesauce in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to large bowl and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Transfer batter to a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake until golden brown. ( I have not yet timed this exactly, but it is probably ~25 minutes).