Wednesday, April 7, 2010

ecstasy bars


i haven't been baking a lot lately because i've been working two jobs. i found a quick recipe so i made it yesterday before work. it looks really messy but when it cools down it's not.

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons evaporated milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. Cream the butter, sugar and brown sugar together until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the peanut butter and mix thoroughly.

Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Mix until just combined. Spread the dough into a greased 9x13x2 pan. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden brown. Remove the crust from the oven and, while its still piping hot, sprinkle the chocolate chips over it. Spread them evenly across the dough as they melt.

While the chocolate is melting, combine in a separate bowl the powdered sugar, peanut butter and evaporated milk. Beat together and spread onto the melted chocolate, forming a marbled pattern. Allow the bars to cool and then serve.

i tweeked the recipe just a little bit. i used chunky peanut butter for the bar then chunky peanut butter with roasted flax seed for the frosting. i also used a mixture of chocolate chips and butterscotch chips for the frosting. i also used cinnamon honey oats instead of just plain oats.

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