Goodie Bars
These bars are so good eeeeh! These bars were a staple in my house growing up. Buttery corn flake base, layered with two types of chips, nuts, coconut, and sweetened condensed is drizzled over the top bonding all the layers together and creating a chewy caramel.
Why I love these goodies so much
These bars were a goto goodie in my home growing up. Thus, the name Goodie Bars. Goodie bars are super easy to make. I’m pretty sure this is one of the first things I learned to bake as a child: standing on my little red stool, helping my mom layer all the ingredients, and sticking my grubby little fingers in the sweetened condensed milk! Ha! By the way….did you have a little red stool? Do you know the one? If you had one, you’d know what I’m talking about? It was red and painted white on the top step it said: “This little stool is mine, I use it all the time, to reach the things I couldn’t and lots of things I shouldn’t!”. Awe, I miss that stool. I’m sure it got sold in a garage sale along with my Mrs Beasely doll. Will you excuse me for a sec? Thanks. I needed to blow my nose. Sniff sniff.
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These bars are so easy to make, which is why they are a great recipe for little ones. They can get their little patties in there without too much of a mess until it comes time for the sweetened condensed milk!
How to make goodie bars
Start by lining your pan with parchment paper. Do not look closely at my photos. I used aluminum foil because I was out of parchment, and it worked okay. However, parchment works much better. It allows you to lift the bars right out to the pan and saves you a big sticky mess in the pan.
First, crush 4 cups of cornflakes, mix them with sugar and melted butter, and press into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips in an even layer over the crust. Then, butterscotch chips, coconut, and chopped nuts in order over the crust. Pour a can of sweetened condensed milk over the whole shebang. Pop it in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Allow to cool. Lift the bars out of the pan onto a cutting board, peel back the parchment paper, and cut into squares.
These are great any time of year. I love to make goodie bars during the holidays, adding them to my cookie trays. I have always loved to make a bar over cookies because it’s one bake and done. Cookies I have to pay attention, which is hard sometimes. The last pan inevitably gets burnt.
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Goodie Bars
Equipment
- 8×8 pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 4 cups corn flakes crushed
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecan or any nut you like, I also like sliced almonds
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and grease well.
- Combine crushed corn flakes, sugar and melted butter in a bowl, pour into prepared pan and press down.
- Layer the next four ingredients, in order given, evenly over corn flake crust.
- Pour can of sweetened condensed milk over the top of goodie bars, making sure that it's evenly distributed.
- Place pan in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Remove from pan, peel back parchment paper, and cut into squares.
What an appropriately named bar!
Love that you have made these since your childhood-those memories are the best! And I am SO excited to meet you at BHF!
So excited to meet you too!
I printed this out before I left a comment – what does that say about me? Selfish. Yes, I know and where these bars are concerned, I’m guilty, guilty, guilty.
You selfish? Not in a million years! Print away darlin’! Thanks for being such a faithful commenter. I’m awful at it. Need to work on getting around to other blogs more. Time crunch. Anyway, I hope you know how happy it makes me to see your face in my comments, and how much I appreciate your, and everyone for that matter, comments! xoxo Sheila
Oh my goodness, I want one now! Ooey gooey goodness.