Oatmeal Toffee Bars

So sad, these are all gone, I could really go for one with a glass of milk right now.

I am finding it so hard to cook and bake.  My gears have shifted. Before I could not get enough of cooking and baking and creating in the kitchen.  But I became tired of my masterpieces disappearing in one gulp.  Dont get me wrong I still enjoy it.  Now my passion is quilting and creating.  I am approaching it with the same fervor as my food fascination a couple years ago.  I started a blog called the Crafty Bee's Knees.  I cant stop.  I eat sleep and breathe fabric.  Dreaming of new ways to put it together.  Watching it transform itself from the singular into a composed piece of whatever- like a wuilt or a hand bag.  So fun. 

But you know me and the kids still get snacky from time to time.  These were a great treat for their lunch pails.


Oatmeal Toffee Bars
Adapted from this recipe here at Hershey's.

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup HEATH BITS Toffee Bits
3 cups quick-cooking or regular rolled oats

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Stir together flour, oats, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.  Spread batter into prepared pan; sprinkle toffee bits over surface. Bake 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.