halloween harvest oatmeal cookie bars
Festive and delightful treats to welcome in the spookies.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup Reese's Pieces (or Halloween M&Ms)
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with parchment.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Whip in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla. Add the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until just combined. Use a spatula to fold in the candies and the chocolate chips.
- Dump the dough into the prepared baking sheet and spread from edge to edge with a lightly greased spatula. Distribute as evenly possible. Press a few more chocolate chips and/or candies into the top of the bars, as desired.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center is no longer shiny. Cool the bars, in the pan, on top of a wire rack for at least 25 minutes before slicing and serving.