Bars

  1. Anne’s Apple-Walnut Squares
  2. Best Brownies
  3. Butterscotch Brownies
  4. Dentist’s Delight (Dream Bars)
  5. Greg Bars
  6. Lucy’s Lemon Squares
  7. Nanaimo Bars
  8. Stuff
  9. Rhubarb Dream Bars
  10. Shortbread
  11. Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Low-Chol)
  12. No-Flour Brownies

Anne’s Apple-Walnut Squares

  • ½ c melted butter
  • ½ c brown sugar
  • ½ c sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 c flour
  • 1 t baking powder
  • ¼ t salt
  • ¼ t cinnamon
  • ½ t vanilla
  • chopped apples (about 1 small apple)
  • ½ c walnuts (optional)
  • ¼ c oatmeal (optional)
  1. Mix sugars, melted butter, vanilla and egg
  2. Mix dry ingredients and mix in
  3. Add apples and walnuts
  4. Add oatmeal if using (best for firmer bars)
  5. Pour into greased 8”x12” pan
  6. Bake at 350 F for 30 min

Best Brownies

  • ½ c margarine
  • 4 sq unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c flour
  • 2 c sugar
  • ½ c nuts or raisins (optional)
  • OPTION: Replace baking chocolate by 5/8 c of cocoa and ¼ c margarine
  1. Melt margarine and chocolate (if using)
  2. Combine eggs and sugar and beat well
  3. Add melted mixture to this
  4. Fold in flour (and cocoa powder if using)
  5. Add nuts or raisins if desired
  6. Pour into greased 8”x12” pan
  7. Bake at 325 F for 30 min, or until top is set

Butterscotch Brownies

  • ¼ c melted margarine
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t vanilla
  • ½ c flour (add 3 T for double recipe)
  • 1 t baking powder
  • ½ t salt
  1. Mix margarine and sugar
  2. Beat in egg and vanilla 1, Mix in rest of ingredients
  3. Pour into greased and floured 8” pan (use 8” x 12” pan for double amount)
  4. Bake at 325 F for 30 min

OPTION Add ½ c chopped nuts

Dentist’s Delight (Dream Bars)

  • 1 c graham crumbs
  • 1/3 c melted margarine
  • 1 c fine coconut
  • 1 c chocolate chips
  • ½ c chopped walnuts
  • 1 can condensed milk
  1. Combine graham crumbs and margarine. Press into 9” pan
  2. Mix remaining ingredients and spread on base
  3. Bake at 350 F for 30 min.

Greg Bars

  • 2/3 c corn syrup
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • 1 c peanut butter
  • ½ t vanilla
  • 4 c crisp rice cereal (e.g. Special K or Rice Crispies)
  1. Cook syrup and sugar together in a large saucepan until at a rolling boil
  2. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla
  3. Stir in cereal
  4. Press into a 9” pan
  5. Chill 1 h to set

VARIATIONS

  • Add raisins, chopped dried fruit or shredded coconut to make it heartier
  • Drizzle melted chocolate on top

Lucy’s Lemon Squares

  • 1 c flour
  • ½ c butter
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c sugar
  • ½ t baking powder
  • 2½ t lemon juice
  • dash salt
  1. Cut flour, butter and brown sugar together.
  2. Press into an 8” pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 min.
  3. Beat remaining ingredients together.
  4. Pour over base
  5. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 min, or until top is set

Nanaimo Bars

BOTTOM

  • ½ c butter
  • ¼ c sugar
  • 5 T cocoa
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 c graham crumbs
  • ½ c chopped walnuts
  • 1 c coconut (optional)
  1. Melt buttter, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla in a double boiler
  2. Add egg and stir to thicken
  3. Remove from heat and mix in graham crumbs, coconut and walnuts
  4. Press into an ungreased 8” pan

MIDDLE

  • ¼ c butter
  • 3 T milk
  • 2 T custard powder
  • 2 c icing sugar
  1. For middle layer, cream together butter with milk mixed with custard powder
  2. Blend in icing sugar
  3. Spread over base and let stand 15 min to harden

TOP

  • 4 sq semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 T butter
  1. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool slightly then pour over icing to cover
  2. Chill

VARIATION Use finely chopped almonds or pecans instead of walnuts

VARIATION Orange Nanaimo Bars Use ¼ c orange liqueur and 1 t orange rind instead of the milk and custard powder to flavour the icing

Stuff

  • ½ c melted margarine
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • ½ t vanilla
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 2 c oatmeal
  1. Melt margarine. Mix into sugar.
  2. Mix in rest of ingredients
  3. Press into an ungreased 8” pan
  4. Bake at 325 F for 10-15 min.
  5. Cut into squares before cool

Rhubarb Dream Bars

CRUST

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature

FILLING

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups diced rhubarb
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Line the bottom of an 8x8” pan with parchment bringing it up the sides so that it will be easy to remove the squares after.
  3. Whirl the crust ingredients in a food processor and then press into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake for 15 min., crust will still remain very pale in color.
  5. While crust is baking mix together eggs, sugar, flour and salt and whisk well.
  6. Stir in rhubarb.
  7. Pour onto the hot crust and continue to bake for 40-45min.
  8. Let the bars cool and remove with the parchment paper. Cut into squares.

Shortbread

  • 1 cup salted or unsalted butter, room temperature (use European butter for richer cookies)
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar (or try icing sugar?)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt (if not using salted butter)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour (270 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (for sprinkling)

Options

  • chopped candied orange peel
  • ground dried lavender
  1. Cream butter by hand
  2. Add sugar and vanilla (and flavouring if used) and mix.
  3. Add flour and salt and blend. Mixture will be very dry
  4. Pat into a 9x9 pan lined with parchment paper (bottom only is fine)
  5. Bake at 350 for 35 min
  6. Remove from oven and cut into bars in pan. Prick bars with fork. Sprinkle with sugar. Cool and remove bars
  7. Optional: partially dip into melted chocolate

Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Low-Chol)

  • 3 c rolled oats
  • 3/4 c peanut butter
  • 1/3 c honey or maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c chocolate chips
  • splash vanilla
  • pinch salt
  • OPTION: almonds, walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds
  • OPTION: dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries, raisins, chopped dates
  • OPTION: unsweetened coconut flakes

No-Flour Brownies

  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • 2/3 c semisweet choclate chips OR chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 c sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 1/2 salt
  • 3/4 c plus 1 T almond flour
  • 2/3 c unsweetend cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c chopped walnuts (optional)
  1. Heat oven to 350 F
  2. Oil an 8 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper sling
  3. Melt chocolate in double boiler
  4. Mix sugar and olive oil into melted chocolate
  5. Mix in eggs, vanilla, salt and 2 T of warm water
  6. Mix in almond flour and cocoa powder.
  7. Mix in nuts (if using)

  8. Pour bater into pan. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 min. Let cool completely before cutting.

  9. Combine all ingredients and mix well. (can microwave peanut butter to make it easier to mix)
  10. Line a 9z9 pan with parchment paper.
  11. Press mixture into pan
  12. Bake for 15-17 min
  13. Cool completely and cut into bars
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