Sunday, February 26, 2012

Oscar Worthy Bars


Are you watching the Oscars tonight?  In all honesty, it completely slipped my mind.  And, in all honesty......I really only watch the shows to see what everyone's wearing.  I always record it so I can fast forward through all of the Thank You blah-blah-blah.  This year I haven't gotten around to seeing too many movies, and the only two I've seen that are up for Best Picture are Midnight in Paris and The Help.  

Instead of thinking about the Oscars, we had our best friends son's 6th birthday party to go to today, and I decided to bring a bunch of sweets for people to snack on (and to try out some new recipes).  The biggest hit were the Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel Cookie Bars from Two Peas & Their Pod.  People were going crazy for the ooey gooey-ness of these cookie bars......these bad boys definitely earn a gold star from me!  

Two layers of chocolate chip cookies with a layer of caramel in between.  The caramel sauce will firm up a bit as it cools, but never hardens completely.....so you'll always get a small bit of the ooze out the sides.....but I thought that just helped to show you what yumminess was waiting inside.  Then there's the hit of sea salt (I used Maldon sea salt flakes) that you sprinkle over the melted caramel and then the top of the bars.  I think I could have added a touch more....I loved the burst of salty flavor that you'd get when you hit the sea salt.  I always seem to package up my bars the same way.....just like in the picture above......just a strip of parchment paper tied with twine......always makes for a cute presentation.

Check out Two Peas & Their Pod for the recipe.....and Enjoy!!

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13 comments:

  1. These are awesome. That caramel looks ooey gooey good!

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  2. Oh yum! These look great. I love the photography and how the carmel is actually running out of the bar.

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  3. Ooooey gooey indeed! Thanks for linking to Tea Party Tuesday!

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  4. This goes to the top of my list. Thanks for sharing this. It looks so very good.

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  5. They look just awesome! and the photo is beautiful.
    I didn't win the Oscar but I'd really like to taste some of your bars :)

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  6. I'm loving the whole salted caramel trend and these cookie bars look amazing! I'm going to have to wait for a bake sale or a party to make them, though. If I make them just for us, I'm afraid hubbs and I will eat the whole batch. That would not be good.

    Stopping by (and newly following) from Miz Helen's. Thanks for sharing these yummy cookie bars!

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  7. Those are Oscar Worthy Bars and so is your presentation! Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  8. Kirsten, I'm so glad that you linked these up to the party! They look delicious! Thank you for participating every week.

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  9. Now, these look delicious! I'm a new follower--if you have a minute, please stop by my brand new blog. I'd love for you to follow me, too:) thanks!

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  10. These look so very good. Thanks so much for sharing! Would love for you to link up: http://iamaddictedtorecipes.blogspot.com/p/link-party.html
    Have a great weekend!

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  11. Oh my gosh, these sound ridiculous, I LOVE anything with salted caramel! So excited to try these out! Cheers!

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  12. These sound wonderful. Hope to see you again Friday at Bacon Time.

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  13. oh my!!! These look wonderful!!!

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