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Sea Salt Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

You Mean Black Tar Heroin Bars?

Full disclosure: these gems don’t even pretend to be good for you.  But alas, sometimes you just need a little trouble to get by.  Though I am far more salty than sweet, this recipe is the perfect amalgamation of all that I love in a good dessert.  The usual suspects of butter, vanilla, chocolate chips and brown sugar are all present, but what makes this one truly special are the flecks of sea salt crowning the golden bars.  Once you mix the majesty together, sprinkle some sea salt for good measure, and bake, you are treated to fudgy decadence.  Gooey, salty-sweet glory that you will scrape out of the pan to steal bite after bite.

Salty Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars. Photo © Angela Gunder (Spice or Die).

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Toffee Macadamia Nut Bars

I’ve always been partial to blondies, but these bars are just ridiculous.  Adding buttery macadamia nuts and sweet toffee chips to the batter is luxe and a half.  Top the whole thing off with salty coconut and I am in dream land.  These little babies are sweet, sticky goodness with the most minimal amount of effort. You may want to bake two batches, because they go super fast.  And then have me over to lift the extra bars off your hands. Continue reading Toffee Macadamia Nut Bars