Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Wedding M&M Oat Bars


I haven't been blogging too much lately because my beautiful daughter got married! The wedding day could not have gone better. My daughter was so happy and our new son-in-law is great.

After their honeymoon they came over to our house to open presents and I wanted to make something fun for dessert with the leftover personalized M&Ms from the wedding.

I found this recipe on the Taste of Home website. I chose it because you don't cook the M&Ms and I didn't want the colors to run. It was delicious. I love anything with caramel in it, but the addition of chocolate chips and the oatmeal cookie base was wonderful! I omitted the nuts.



M&M Oat Bars

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 package (14 ounces) caramels
3 tablespoons water
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup plain M&M's
3 ounces white chocolate

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture. Stir in oats.

Press into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt caramels and water; stir until smooth. Spread over crust. Sprinkle with the chips, nuts and M&M's. Gently press into the caramel mixture.

Melt white chocolate; drizzle over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes or until coating is set. Cut into bars.

9 comments:

~Priscilla~ on October 1, 2008 8:40 PM said...

that dessert looks delicious but that wedding pictures is cuter! congrats to you! looking forward to seeing more recipes soon from you.

HoneyB on October 2, 2008 3:30 AM said...

I was so excited when I see you had a new post up!

Congrats to the newlywed - they are a great looking couple! What a great way to make their treat special by using the leftover personalized M&Ms!

Lisa on October 2, 2008 6:56 AM said...

Congrats to your daughter and new hubby! Good treat and adorable m and M's.

Megan on October 2, 2008 8:18 AM said...

What a beautiful couple! And the M&M treats look pretty special too. What a great present opening treat! Bet she was tickeled.

Aggie on October 2, 2008 3:19 PM said...

Congratulations on your daughter's wedding! What a beautiful couple!

Love these bars!!

Maria on October 2, 2008 5:31 PM said...

Congrats! Your daughter is beautiful. Weddings are so fun. We got married in June and loved every second. I love the treats you made too!

Stephanie on October 2, 2008 6:11 PM said...

Congratulations to your daughter - she is beautiful! And these bars look wonderful.

Jenny on October 4, 2008 5:44 PM said...

What a beautiful daughter you have!! Congrats on the new wedding and how cute are those personalized m&m bars! Love it!

Barbara Bakes on October 4, 2008 10:40 PM said...

Thanks for all the nice comments about my daughter and the wedding. It's so fun to share it with you all!

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