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Toffee Bars

These were the big surprise bar for me, and now that I've made these I know I'll make them again, easily. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I thought these would be toffee-like bar cookies. In fact, these are really just toffee candy, there's not really much of a cookie involved.

The 'cookie' layer is little more than brown sugar, butter and a little flour baked until it boils, which makes a hard caramel crust when it cools. A thick layer of milk chocolate and slivered almonds tops it all off, completing this simple confection.

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Bacon Pecan Bars

I'd seen a recipe for Bacon Pecan Bars recently and was dying to give them a try. What could go together better? I love bacon pecan waffles, and hoped that these would translate just as well. I made a few miscalculations along the way that resulted in bars that were less than I'd expected, but I think with a few adjustments these would be great next time.

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Blondies

I remember my first blondie. I must have been in third grade when one of my classmates brought them for snacktime. I marveled at them - brownies that weren't brown! How did they make the chocolate change colors? Did they use white chocolate, if there was such a thing?

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Turtle Bars

When I think of turtles, I think of the chewy, chocolatey confection of caramel and pecans coated with milk chocolate. In Texas, we called them Longhorns, and they were made by Lammes Candies. These bars are closer to what I grew up calling pecan bars. They have a buttery crust and a healthy layer of pecans, with a thin sticky layer of caramel binding it all together. They’re drizzled with milk chocolate in the end, but the predominant flavor for me is of pecans. Think pecan pie without the thick filling in the middle.

A few notes about this recipe:

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