5starbars Recipes

NEWFOUNDLAND FIVE STAR COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Add the butter, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk to a bowl. Blend together with a hand-held mixer. You are not beating these ingredients! At this point, we are basically stirring them together well.
• Add the coconut and graham crumbs. With the mixer on low speed, incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet.
• Transfer this mixture to the parchment lined pan. Press the mixture flat and into the corners.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• While the bars are baking, unwrap the Aero bars and break them into chunks.
• As soon as the bars are out of the oven, sprinkle the Aero chunks evenly over the surface. Allow the bars to sit for 5 minutes.
• Use an offset spatula to evenly spread the now soft Aero Bar chunks over the top of the bars.
• Allow the whole thing to cool to room temperature - at least 3 hours!
• Lift the bars out using the parchment paper. Cut into 16 squares. Store in food-safe container in the fridge. Can be frozen too!

FIVE STAR BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the butter, graham crumbs, coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla.
• Press into a parchment paper lined 9 x 9 pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until firm.
• As soon as they come out of the oven, sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the hot cookie bars.
• Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to melt, then spread evenly over the top.
• Allow the bars to cool to room temperature before cutting into cookie bars or squares.
• Store in an airtight container. These cookie bars freeze well too.

FIVE STAR BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter or margarine, condensed milk, seas salt, unsweetened coconut and vanilla. Toss together until all ingredients are combined and ready to use. In a square baking pan of choice, add a piece of parchment paper to bottom and add all of the mixture. Press down in pan evenly and prepare the oven to 350ºF and after its ready put pan in oven and set the timer to 15 to 20 minutes. Depending on your oven. When baked turn oven off, then remove pan from oven and toss chocolate chips or chucks over the top, place back in the oven for 2 minutes just to soften the chocolate, then remove from oven and spread chocolate evenly over the top. " Or melt chocolate in microwave and pour over top" what works for you. Set aside and let pan cool to room temperature before cutting then into squares, or size of choice. These FIVE STAR BARS can be stored at room temperature while serving them, and kept in a container with lid for storage in fridge or freezer. Freeze them for longer storage and to keep then fresh. Enjoy

5 STAR BARS

Steps:

• Mix the margarine, cracker crumbs, coconut, condensed milk and vanilla together; press into an ungreased 9 x 9 pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
• For the icing, in a microwave proof bowl break up bars into smaller chunks, add to oil.
• Microwave for 1 minute or longer until the chocolate melts.
• Stir and carefully spread over squares.
• Store squares in the refrigerator.
• Can also be frozen.

FIVE STAR BARS

Steps:

• Melt the 1/2 cup margarine.
• Mix together in same bowl graham wafer crumbs, coconut, condensed milk & melted margarine, mix well. Press into 9x9 pan ( I used a 2 qt rectangular glass baking dish) .
• Bake 350°F for 15 minutes.
• In microwave safe bowl place chocolate & oil, it's best to break the chocolate up, I use 4 aero bars (you can also use left over chocolate Easter bunny's).
• Microwave on high approximately 2 minutes. As all microwaves vary keep an eye that it doesn't burn.
• Stir well.
• Pour over bottom & place in refrigerator until chocolate topping hardens. Sometimes it's best if left overnight -- that is if your able to wait that long -- Good luck!