O' Henry Bars
Bar cookies with flavors that mimic the famous candy bar, Oh Henry!
Servings 16 bars
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (84 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup brown sugar (50 grams)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- ¼ cup dark corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- ½ cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup good crunchy peanut butter (85-90 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line inside of an 8-inch square metal baking pan with foil and grease foil. For thinner bars, you can try a 9-inch square pan.
- Cream the butter, salt and both sugars. Stir in the syrup, vanilla and the oats. Press mixture into the pan and bake for about 18 minutes (15 if using a 9-inch pan) or until edges are lightly browned.
- Let cool. It's best to let it cool completely, but I'll admit to putting the topping on while these were still warm.
- Topping: put the chocolate chips and peanut butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. I like to use my 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir until fully melted. Depending on the power of your microwave, you might need to heat for another 10-20 seconds to fully melt the chips.
- Pour the chocolate over the bars and forget about them until the chocolate sets. To speed things up, you can put them in the refrigerator. I thought these tasted better chilled. Lift from pan and cut into 16 squares.