Chocolate Streusel Bars

Happy Valentine's Day! What more could you want on the day before Valentine's than an extra chocolaty bar. I think that these brownie type bars go a step further with the topping and the condensed milk center, they make them rich and yummy without a ton of eggs and butter as normal brownies have.


I've been on a sweetened condensed milk kick lately and I was more than happy to find a recipe that I thought would be perfect for the ultimate chocolate holiday. I found the recipe here on the Eagle's Brand site. They just looked irresistible. These will be making their way to work with me tomorrow morning to treat my co-workers.

Chocolate Streusel Bars

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
1 egg
1 14 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, sugar and cocoa in a medium size bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Use a fork, it may take 5 minutes or so to get the right consistency, you want it all to look like crumbs. Add the egg; mix until well blended. At this point you can mix using your hands, I find it a lot easier. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remainder evenly on bottom of greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes.


While the bottom layer is baking, in heavy saucepan, over low heat, combine the sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup chocolate chips. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Spread evenly over prepared crust.


To reserved 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture, add nuts, remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and white chocolate. Sprinkle the topping evenly over melted chocolate layer. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool and then slice into bars.


Yum these crazy chocolate bars are so good, rich and a little unusual. So if you are tired of making those regular old brownies, try these for a change. They (the people you serve these too) will love you forever.

Everyone loved the fudgy center of these bars but didn't love how crumbly the topping was. I would next time try and make it more solid like an actual streusel. These got an 8 rating out of everything else I've made them. (The favorites are still the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip and the Treasure Cookies.)

Treasure Cookies

So these cookies are weird lets just start with that, they have only 1/2 a cup of flour, no sugar, no eggs and no vanilla extract! What kind of cookies are these? I had to make them and find out if they are good. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com. They were extremely easy to make. I made a few changes to the recipe and I think they turned out great!


My inspiration behind the few changes that I made were that I wanted them to taste like the Caramel DeLite girl scout cookies, and I think the tastes are there. Great new cookie to add to the bank of recipes.


Treasure Cookies

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup toffee bits

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.


First you want to toast the pecans and the coconut, just to deepen the flavors of each. Make sure to not burn either one they should just start turning brown and they will each start to smell once they are ready.

Beat the butter and the condensed milk together until smooth. Add the baking powder, graham crackers and flour, beat until smooth. Add in the toasted pecans and coconut, then the chocolate chips and the toffee bits


Stir to combine, spoon onto a baking sheet and cook for 9-11 minutes. I got 21 bigger cookies from this batch.


These will be going off to the office as a reward for all the hard work that has been going on lately. It is not usually this crazy in the office but times are changing and big things have been happening, so everyone has been working very hard. It is time to reward everyone. :)

Everyone at work loved them, they were a bit hit. So next time you need something a little different make these and they will be enjoyed by all!

Cookies and Cream Fudge

So I've been trying to figure out what I want to make for the Super Bowl, and I'm not sure, but I thought if I make a few experimental things and bring them all, one is sure to be good.


Tonight I decided to try a recipe that I saw on Nosh With Me. It is for Cookies and Cream Fudge. Most people love oreos and fudge so together, to me, it sounds like a winner.

Cookies and Cream Fudge

18 oz white chocolate chips
1 (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 generous cups (about 25 cookies) coarsely crushed oreos

In a medium saucepan, over low heat, melt white chocolate, condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat and stir in crushed cookies.


Spread evenly into a wax paper lined 8-inch square pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm.


Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off paper and cut into squares. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator, or freeze until you need it.


I think all the football crazed boys and girls will love this sweet treat amongst the chips and dips. My roommate did steal a bite and say that it was extremely good. So another winner!