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Today’s cookie was inspired by a candy bar introduced in the 1920s called Oh Henry! Made with peanuts, caramel and fudge, some say Oh Henry! was named for a boy who frequented the Williams Candy factory in Chicago, where the bar was invented. Nobody really knows, but claims that it was named …
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A few years ago I could only find Kraft Caramel Bits near the holidays, but now I see them year round at Target. The other day I bought some on impulse (Easter shopping!), and this morning I put them to use in these bar cookies. This is an old recipe from Kraft, but I updated [...]
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The people on our street are rather sociable, and tonight they have organized an Easter Egg Hunt. My contribution is 16 filled plastic eggs and a batch of these oatmeal crusted brownies. This recipe, which is a lot like Revel Bars or the old Fudge Jumble Bars that Pillsbury used to sell. It has a [...]
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Happy belated Fourth of July! I hope everyone had a good holiday. We met our new neighbors, bought a washer and dryer (ended up with the new Samsung) and put chicken wire around the bottom of the fence so Lizzie can’t dig under. Moving day is around the corner, but right now …
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This recipe is adapted from the Better Homes and Gardens All-Time Favorites 2010 Cookbook, a supplement to the magazine. It’s a spin-off of one of my old favorites, Graham Cracker Toffee, but with the addition of a baked in buttery oat layer which makes the bars more “cookie-like” than candy and adds texture and flavor. [...]
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Adding Snickers to Carmelita bars really pumps up the flavor. Or at least I think so. I made the traditional version today, but threw in a handful of chopped Snickers. It was definitely a “use up the Halloween” candy tactic, but I’d do it again. To make the Snickers version, follow the Carmelitas …
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Today’s recipe was recommended by Claudia, who emailed yesterday saying it was a hit with her family. Because of the name, “Oatmeal Bars” I imagined the recipe as oatmeal cookies in bar form. But when I clicked onto Martha Stewart, I saw that the oatmeal bars were similar to Carmelitas – rich, …
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