On par with “pizza” and “chili,” we just call these “bars” (or sometimes “Jenni’s bars” if we’re feeling especially descriptive). But we needed something a bit more illuminating for the blog. So now these aren’t just regular old bars; they’re chewy-gooey bars. (Or was it gooey-chewy? Crap.)
The hubby makes these bars perfectly; compared to him, I’m a hack. I use a pastry blender to mix the crumbly dough, because that’s faster than using a fork. I always set aside too much crumble for the topping. Because I like-a the crumble-a. And I don’t individually position each chocolate chip, so you get a precisely even number of chocolate chips per bite. Yessiree, life's a gamble with my method; you never know how many chocolate chips you’ll get.
They usually turn out in spite of all this.
Chewy-Gooey Bars
Serves 16
Crust
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
1½ c. quick oats
1¼ c. flour
1 egg
½ c. butter (1 stick)
1 12-oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, soda, oats, and flour. Add egg and butter, and combine mixture using a pastry blender or two forks.
3. Press about 2/3 the mixture in a 9x13 pan.
4. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top, and then drizzle sweetened condensed milk over chips.
5. Sprinkle with reserved crust mixture.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until crust is golden. Let cool slightly before cutting.
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