I like to cook, no secret there. I tend to be addicted to cooking blogs and love finding great recipes. This is one that Ashley and I came across last month and I have now made it a couple of times. The original recipe can be found at Sensible Suppers and Desserts.
Supremes
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
3 cups oats, quick cooking
2 cups chopped almonds, divided
1 14oz. can of condensed milk
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13x2 baking pan.
Stir flour, baking soda and salt together then set aside.
Cream butter with coffee crystals, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in dry ingredients then the oats. Mix in 1 cup of almonds. Remove 2 cups of the dough and set aside. Spread the remaining dough in the pan.
Warm condensed milk, chocolate chips, salt and butter over low heat until all ingredients are melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over dough in pan. Put reserved dough over filling. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool before cutting.
I have a note or two to add in on this one. First off the recipe is perfect as is on the Sensible Suppers and Desserts site, I only made a couple of changes to suit my tastes. I upped the coffee crystals from the 1 teaspoon the original recipe calls for to the 1 1/2 that I have above, I love the coffee flavor in these bars and wanted more. I also switched out the pecans for almonds, pecans make my tongue itch. Also, I can't say that I would ever make this recipe without my Kitchen-Aid mixer handy, once you start adding in that 3rd cup of oats the dough gets tough to mix.
Oh, and I said Recipe Wednesdays in the title. I have a whole slew of recipes that I am dying to try, stay tuned.
