Mountain Trail Bars for Hiking

echo echo's Note:

Keep up your energy on the trail with these yummy treats. Don't use instant oatmeal. Number of bars depends on what size you cut them.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24-36

Yield: 24.0 bars

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ cups uncooked rolled oats
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate or 1 (6 ounce) package butterscotch chips
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnut pieces

Directions:

1. With a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar, then blend in eggs and vanilla, then flour and baking soda.
2. With a large spoon, stir in the ingredients oats through nuts.
3. Spread in a greased 13 x 9-inch pan, bake 25-30 minutes at 375F, let cool and cut into bars.

Reviews

[Kaarin]

These were great little bars. I wouldn't take them on the trail though-they were a little too crumbly to last in a backpack. But I would definitely eat them to keep up my energy at home! Yummy.

[Trail Girl]

The raw batter was the best part ;-) Very soft, like a cookie! Good recipe!