Best By Cracky Bars Recipes

BY CRACKY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F or 350 degrees F. I used 350F.
• Line a 13x9 inch metal pan with foil and spray with baking spray. If making a half batch, use an 8 inch square metal pan.
• Mix the sifted flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl and set aside.
• In mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix milk with vanilla. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well. Take 1/3 of the mixture (I recommend slightly more than 1/3) and put in a separate bowl with the melted chocolate and walnuts. Stir until mixed. Spread the chocolate mixture in the pan. Lay the graham crackers over the chocolate mixture, then mix the chocolate chips in with the remaining 2/3 (white) batter. Spread that over the graham crackers.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. My half batch took 23 minutes at 350F. Cool completely, then lift from the pan and cut into 32 bars or however many you prefer. If you plan on dipping the bars, cut into long wedges rather than squares.
• For chocolate dipped bars, melt the butter in a 2 cup liquid measuring cup (Pyrex), add the chopped chocolate and stir until it melts as much as it possibly can from the heat of the butter, then microwave at 10 second intervals, stirring at each interval, until it's smooth and completely melted. Dip the bars right in the cup. After they've set, slice them into squares.

GRAHAM CRACKY BARS

Steps:

• 1. Sift together flour,salt and soda and set aside. Cream the shortening and sugar and add the eggs, beat well. Combine the milk and vanilla. Add this alternately with the dry ingredients and then the creamed mixture. Place 1/3 of the batter in another bowl and add the melted baking chocolate and the nuts. Spread in a buttered 9x13-inch pan. Place graham crackers over the batter in the pan. Add the chocolate chips to the remaining 2/3 of batter and spread over the crackers. Bake in 375^ oven for 20-25 minutes. Cool and cut in bars or squares.

BY-CRACKY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well on low speed.
• Combine flour, salt and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Add vanilla, stirring well.
• Place one third of batter in another bowl and stir melted chocolate and walnuts into this.
• Spread chocolate mixture in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Arrange graham crackers over batter (you may not need all 9).
• Add chocolate morsels to remaining batter and drop by spoonfuls over crackers, carefully spreading to cover.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Cool and cut into bars.

NO-BAKE ROCKY ROAD BARS

Steps:

• For the bars: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment so that the edges fold over the sides of the pan. Spray with cooking spray.
• Add the sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese and butter to a medium pot and place over low heat. Cook, whisking occasionally so the bottom does not brown, until melted and well combined, a few minutes.
• Put the pecans, walnuts, graham crackers and marshmallows in a bowl; set aside.
• When the cream cheese mixture has melted, whisk until well combined, and then remove from the heat. Fold in the chocolate chips and mix until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is well combined.
• Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl with the graham cracker mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and place in the fridge for 1 to 1 1/2 hours to set.
• For the quick marshmallow frosting: In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and butter until creamy, a couple of minutes. Beat in the marshmallow creme.
• Remove the set mixture from the pan. Cut into squares and frost with or dip in the marshmallow frosting. Keep refrigerated.