My grandma makes cookies similar to these every year and they’ve been a favorite for a long time, but they’re never gluten-free. So, on a day last week that I was avoiding office work, I decided to take a stab at making them. Looking around a few recipes, I realized that it uses graham crackers. Who knew? I had no idea but I can solve crusty problems no problem.
I have lots of ways to make a delicious crust that doesn’t involve using cookies made with wheat. I opted to use oatmeal in this recipe and they’re SOOO good!
These bars have layer upon layer of flavor and texture. I used pecans instead of walnuts, toffee chips and of course, sweetened condensed milk to hold it all together. (Milk is notorious for having “extra” ingredients in it like hormones so buy organic to avoid issues with ingested hormones.)
To keep the sweetness level of these lower, I used organic, unsweetened coconut because with chocolate, toffee and sweetened condensed milk, the carb level is already over the top. Coconut and oatmeal adds a little fiber, at least.
The boys in the house scarfed them down. Everyone LOVED the changes that were made. Pretty sure you will too!
Here are some of my favorite ingredients:
Unsweetened coconut
Organic Sweetened Condensed Milk
Toffee Chips
Chocolate chips
Organic oats
Magic Toffee Bars
These cookies are an explosion of flavor in your mouth! Fool proof, gluten-free cookies that anyone can make.
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies
Ingredients
1 ¼ cup quick or old fashioned oats (gluten-free)
1/3 cup cane sugar (preferably organic)
6 Tbls butter, melted
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1 cup toffee chips
1 cup unsweetened coconut
½ cup pecans, chopped (preferably soaked and dried)
1 can organic sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350˚.
In a food processor, combine oats and cane sugar.
With the processor running, drizzle in melted butter until mixture is all moist.
Press into a baking dish between 8”x11” – 9”x13”. The size you choose determines how thick the bars are.
Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
Sprinkle in any order, the remaining ingredients, except milk.
Finally, drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the entire top.
Bake an additional 20-25 minutes or until top is evenly browned.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Cut into squares and serve.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: desserts
- Method: baked