Six Layer Bars

My husband, Glen, was working for a company in an office, doing something with computers, I still don’t know what that was. He would come home every night and tell me what he was doing but it was too much for my little no technical brain to compute, and I am still at that stage where it matters to me if I look stupid, fat, ugly and if my legs aren’t shaved. To be perfectly honest I can’t stand the thought of being any less than perfect in the eyes of my husband, or at least what I perceive that to be, which is the best I can be, which is to be honest tantamount to exhaustion at times. However I digress, he worked in an office full of men with very sweet teeth, which gave me the opportunity to try out new sweet recipes, cakes, cookies and bars regularly went with him to work and got shared out. This is a rather moreish recipe but was hardly six layers, it was more like seven ingredients because by the time I had finished apart from the graham cracker crust all the other ingredients were mixed up anyway.

Six Layer Bars

1 ½ cups digestive biscuit crumbs (graham cracker)

½ cup melted butter

1 can nestle, sweetened condensed milk

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup butterscotch chips

1 ½ flaked coconuts

1 cup chopped nuts

1. Preheat your over to 180˚C/350˚F. In a small bowl, mix together the biscuit crumbs and butter, press the crumbs into a 13 x 9” lined baking pan.
2. Pour the condensed milk evenly over the crumbs then layer with the remaining ingredients, pressing firmly down using a fork.
3. Bake until lightly browned, 25 minutes approximately, then allow to cool and cut into bars. These can be stored at room temperature.
    

Chocolate Oaty Treats

These, chocolate oaty treats are really moreish – I’m not really into sweet treats, they don’t do much for me to be honest, I try everything I make though obviously, normally only a little bite, I can hardly make other people eat something that I haven’t tried myself. I do however love biscuit, chocolate and oats, I can’t help myself. Cookies and cheesecakes are a favourite of mine. These though are top on my list of must haves.

Chocolate Oaty Treats

1cup plus 2tbsp (divided) softened butter

2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

4tsp (divided) vanilla extract

3 cups quick cooking oats

2 ½ cups all purpose (plain) flour

1 ½ tsp salt (divided)

1tsp baking soda

1 can sweetened condensed milk

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1. Cream the cup of butter with the sugar until light and fluffy, in a large mixing bowl. Next add the eggs and 2tsp vanilla extract, beating to combine. In another bowl mix together the oats, flour, salt and baking soda, then carefully stir it into the butter mixture. Prepare a 15”x10” baking tin, press 2/3 of the oat mixture into the tin.
2. In a small saucepan, mix together the milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt. Continuously stirring cook over a low heat until all the chocolate has melted. Remove from the heat add the walnuts (if you are using) and the remaining vanilla extract, spread over the oaty base, sprinkling the remaining oat mixture over the top of the chocolate filling.
3. Place in your oven and bake for 25 mins at 350˚F/180˚C, or until golden, allow to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.