Rocky
Road Bars
“Dad,
anything with marshmallows and chocolate has to be good.” Katie
was right; they are good. These interesting cookies are almost like
candy bars—a chewy confection with nuts and chocolate.
These are very quick
cookies. With all the ingredients on the counter, it took us eight minutes
to pop these cookies in the microwave. We made several batches, tinkering
with them to get them just right. Everyone declared them “very
good”.
Rocky Road
Bars Recipe
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup quick rolled oats
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup dried semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup walnut pieces
Directions
1. Place butter
in an 8-inch square, microwave-safe baking dish. Microwave until the
butter is melted.
2. Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Stir in the rest of the
ingredients. Press the mixture firmly into the dish.
3. Microwave for three to five minutes or until lightly browned. If
your microwave does not have a rotating carousel, rotate the dish twice
during cooking.
4. Let the cookies cool and then cut them into bars with a sturdy knife.
Wrap them individually to pack in a lunch.
This recipe will
make sixteen 2 x 2-inch squares.
Baker’s
note: Since microwave ovens vary significantly, you
may need to experiment with cooking times. In our test microwave, four
minutes was just right. Three minutes left them a little on the sticky
side—but still good—and five minutes made them too chewy.
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