Christmas Goody Bars
Christmas goody bars have a chocolate fudge center with a sweet n' salty oatmeal pecan crust. Made super festive with red & green m&m's! These will steal the show on your Christmas cookie plate or at a cookie exchange.
Servings 20 squares
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter melted
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- ¾ teaspoon salt (I use kosher salt or sea salt)
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup red and green Christmas mini m&m's
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In large bowl, add the flour, quick oats, brown sugar, melted butter, pecans, and salt. Stir together until combined and crumbly. Remove a slightly heaping 1 cup and set aside for later.1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ cups quick cooking oats, 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, 1 cup finely chopped pecans, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Press the remaining mixture firmly into baking pan to form an even crust.
- In saucepan over medium heat, add the condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and butter. Let it cook, while stirring occasionally, until it's smooth and melted.1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter
- Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the crust in pan. Sprinkle with the reserved crust mixture (set aside from earlier). Sprinkle the mini red and green m&m's over top.Press down lightly with clean hands (this helps the m&m's and crust mixture stay in place).1 cup red and green Christmas mini m&m's
- Bake for 25 minutes. The edges should be lightly golden brown and pulled away from the edges of the pan.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the bars cool inside the pan, at room temperature, for 2 hours before cutting into squares.