Quick & Easy Cookie Alternative

 by jobishia
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Follow these instructions to make a quick, chocolatey-peanut butter dessert called O'Henry Bars (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/O-Henry-Bars/Detail.aspx).  This sweet delight can easily appetize several dozen guests or just a few seriously chocolate-craved individuals!

You will not need a lot of previous baking experience or several hours of spare time.

You will need:
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup OR 3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter

You'll also need access to a conventional oven for baking the oatmeal base and something like a stove-top range for melting the chocolate topping.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).
 
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Step 1: Mix Dry Ingredients

Grab a large mixing bowl, and prepare to measure out the dry ingredients:
4 cups of rolled oats
1 cup of packed brown sugar


Pile the oats into a clean mixing bowl with a measuring.  Unlike with flour, your measurements need not be super accurate.

Pack 1 cup of brown sugar into the same measuring cup, and drop the sugar into the mixing bowl with the oats.  If you've never packed brown sugar before, it's pretty simple.  Pour or scoop some sugar into the measuring cup, and then press it down with your fingers until it feels firm.  Keep adding and pressing sugar until you get a 1 full cup of packed brown sugar leveled flat.

Now that you have a mini sugar castle in the mixing bowl, break up the brown sugar, and begin stirring it in with the oats.  I find it helpful to start by pushing up the stuff on the bottom.  Keep stirring until only a few clumps of brown sugar remain.
jdwaynes1980 says: May 25, 2012. 4:52 AM
Just wanted to say thank you for this instructable. I made these yesterday with a little variation of my own. I used Dark Chocolate, and added craisins, and crushed peanuts to the oatmeal mixture. They were SO good.
maongozi says: Mar 13, 2011. 10:18 AM
I'm going for ingredients to make this today. I'm thinking of making a batch with pistachio and/or almond butter also.
maongozi in reply to maongoziMar 13, 2011. 6:16 PM
I stuck with peanut butter this time. I added a bit more peanut butter than in the recipe. These are addictive and quick to make. I also substituted agave nectar for corn syrup. I used Earth Balance to make them vegan.
Great instructable, very easy to follow along.

My results.
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GDParduhn3 says: Aug 16, 2010. 11:09 AM
on picture 3 with brown sugar added to to the oats... The governor of the valley decided to increase agricultural production and imported vast quantities of fertile soil... jobishia what does this refer to , , or was someone doing homework at the time. . ??
-Noah says: Jul 27, 2010. 2:32 PM
Could you substitute the semisweet chocolate chips with white baking chips? Just wondering. Or white baking chocolate. :S I know it says baking, but they taste like white chocolate.
ChrysN says: Mar 1, 2010. 9:25 PM
Looks yummy!
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