Here is a recipe that is sure to be a hit with your holiday guests (if you can bare to share them :). I was gearing up for “Cookie Bake 2011” when I accidentally came across this recipe on www.Therecipehoarder.com. I knew that it was a perfect find for our tops picks and it did not disappoint. It has all the elements of a turtle melt away candy and a really good cookie. I drizzled the chocolate just for fun, it is Christmas after all.
Turtle Cookie Bars
Course: Baked Goods, Desserts, Recipes12
servings15
minutes30
minutesIngredients
3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup quick oats (quick works better than old fashioned here)
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup melted chocolate (for drizzle)
Directions
- Pre heat oven 350 degrees
- Coat a 9X13 pan (I used a glass Pyrex one and it was Perfection).
- Cream butter,sugar and brown sugar together till creamy and fluffy.
- Add in egg and mix till incorporated. Add flour, baking soda and salt.
- Mix in oats (you the mixer complains you can use a pastry blender)
- Put aside 2 cups of mixture and press the rest into bottom of the pan.
- Melt the chocolate,condensed milk and cocoa powder in a double boiler on stove or in microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals until smooth and then add vanilla
- Spread chocolate mixture evenly over cookie layer
- Pour caramel evenly over chocolate layer
- Top with pecans
- Crumble remaining dough on top
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Allow to cool completely, drizzle with melted chocolate and cut into squares.
Looks delicious, I would like to take a bite right out of the screen :-)!
Happy Christmas to you and your family!
Marian
Haha Thank you Marian. I hope your holidays were wonderful! 🙂