Holiday Polka
Dot Bars
- 1/2 pound butter, softened
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour*
1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned*, uncooked)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Candy-coated chocolate pieces in holiday colors OR holiday sprinkles
in holiday colors OR colored sugars
- Heat oven to 375°F.
Spray 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch metal baking pan with cooking
spray.
- In large bowl, beat butter
and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla;
beat well.
- Add combined flour, oats,
baking powder and salt; mix well.
- Spread evenly into prepared
pan.
- Bake 18 to 20 minutes
or until golden brown. Remove pan to wire rack.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips
evenly over hot cookie in pan; let stand until softened, about
1 minute.
- With spatula or knife,
spread softened chocolate evenly over cookie. Sprinkle with candy-coated
chocolate pieces; press down lightly. Cool completely; cut into
bars.
Makes 4 dozen bars.
*Note: When using
old fashioned oats increase all-purpose flour to 1 3/4 cups.
NUTRITION INFORMATION: 1 bar (with 1 teaspoon candy-coated
chocolate pieces).
Calories 140, Calories From Fat 60, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat
4g, Cholesterol 20mg, Sodium 100mg, Total Carbohydrates 18g,
Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g.
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.
