When I broke my ankle a few years back and decided to go through my recipes, I had a stack of bar recipes. Though there were many names such as 7-layer cookies, double delicious cookie bars, and almost candy bars, my favorite was “Can’t Leave Alone Bars .” 😂
Like yours, the bottom layer was butter mixed with a variety of different base choices from saltine crackers or captain wafers (alternate was whole cracker laid flat covering bottom of pan with butter drizzled on top) to graham crackers, and even dry cake mix. 1/2 C butter and 1 & 1/2 C crumbs.
The middle layer is usually a combination of different nuts, coconut flakes, and chocolate, butterscotch, and/or peanut butter chips. Since my recipes call for a 13”x9” pan, it was 1cup of each filling, 4 cups total.
The top layer being a can of sweetened condensed milk you pour over the top before baking at 350* for 20-30 minutes until light golden brown.
Another one was similar to yours, (again, a 13x9 pan) mixing 2 sticks butter, 1 & 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs, 1 C peanut butter, 2 & 1/3 C powdered (icing) sugar, refrigerated, with chocolate on top.
One recipe had you make cake batter, using 2/3 on bottom, mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 C chocolate, 1/4 C butter in double boiler until smooth, and top with the other 1/3 cake batter on top before baking.
I had one of these at a local shop and went back to get another (because they were so good), and they never had any more. I'm going to hold onto this recipe! Thanks for sharing.
All my ingredients are ready for baking these next week! Question- is icing sugar same as powdered sugar? I use powdered sugar to make icing and I looked specifically for ‘icing sugar’ at 2 stores with no success? Same or different? Thanks!
When I broke my ankle a few years back and decided to go through my recipes, I had a stack of bar recipes. Though there were many names such as 7-layer cookies, double delicious cookie bars, and almost candy bars, my favorite was “Can’t Leave Alone Bars .” 😂
Like yours, the bottom layer was butter mixed with a variety of different base choices from saltine crackers or captain wafers (alternate was whole cracker laid flat covering bottom of pan with butter drizzled on top) to graham crackers, and even dry cake mix. 1/2 C butter and 1 & 1/2 C crumbs.
The middle layer is usually a combination of different nuts, coconut flakes, and chocolate, butterscotch, and/or peanut butter chips. Since my recipes call for a 13”x9” pan, it was 1cup of each filling, 4 cups total.
The top layer being a can of sweetened condensed milk you pour over the top before baking at 350* for 20-30 minutes until light golden brown.
Another one was similar to yours, (again, a 13x9 pan) mixing 2 sticks butter, 1 & 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs, 1 C peanut butter, 2 & 1/3 C powdered (icing) sugar, refrigerated, with chocolate on top.
One recipe had you make cake batter, using 2/3 on bottom, mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 C chocolate, 1/4 C butter in double boiler until smooth, and top with the other 1/3 cake batter on top before baking.
Definitely a lot of variations on the 3 layer bar recipes. Thanks for the added options.
You should have seen my stack of sugar cookie recipes, gingerbread cookies, and cheesecake, which was a huge stack, mostly of repeats.
Oh, I got my ingredients today.
I'd you want a variation, add a couple of drops of green food colourings and mint or peppermint flavor to the middle layer.
The peppermint flavour is a great addition.
My wife and I are planning on making these. I also shared it with a friend who owns a local sandwich shop that does gluten free things
Perfect. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Hope you enjoy them!!
I had one of these at a local shop and went back to get another (because they were so good), and they never had any more. I'm going to hold onto this recipe! Thanks for sharing.
I know. It’s hard to keep it to one! 😀. That is why these are only Christmas treats
Looks to yummy to resist!
Sometime we just have to treat ourselves!
All my ingredients are ready for baking these next week! Question- is icing sugar same as powdered sugar? I use powdered sugar to make icing and I looked specifically for ‘icing sugar’ at 2 stores with no success? Same or different? Thanks!
Yes I am learning lots about specific words we Canadians use and the words Americans use. I should have a translation note. 😆😆
Yes. It is the same thing.
Perfect thought so, but never know with a Canadian recipe 😂