Backpacker Bars

Name: Backpacker Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24 bars, 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Golden Grahams cereal; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed; 3/4 cup butter, softened (or margarine, softened); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup peanuts, chopped; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats)

Submitted by senseicheryl

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 24 bars
Serves:: 24

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups Golden Grahams cereal
³⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
³⁄₄ cup brown sugar, packed
³⁄₄ cup butter, softened (or margarine, softened)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats)
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup peanuts, chopped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats)

directions

Heat oven to 350ºF. Crush cereal. Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cereal, 3/4 cup oats, the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir in 3/4 cup of the peanuts and 2/3 cup of the chocolate chips.
Spread in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup peanuts, remaining 1/3 cup chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons oats.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Reviews

These were good, but I was hoping for more of a granola bar type snack. These were more like a bar cookie - not chewy enough for me to consider them a good choice for hiking. They reminded some people of a brownie.

Julie F