Cooking Victory - Granola

The other day, in my constant quest for granola bars, I decided to take matters into my own hands and make some myself. Yes. I can do this. I searched for a recipe and found one on Allrecipes.com. (I love that website!)

I used chocolate chips, coconut flakes, cranberries, and raisins as my "fillers."

Chewy Granola Bars 18 Servings, Prep Time: , Cook Time: 15 - 20 min Description Extra chewy granola bars.  You can make them your own by picking different  ingredients to add in!  Try using any combination of miniature  chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, raisins, chopped dried fruits,  candy-coated chocolate pieces, chopped nuts, etc. Ingredients 4 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup honey 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).  Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan. In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour,  baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and  brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips,  raisins, nuts etc  Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan.  Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 min  or until golden brown.  Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars.  Let bars cool completely in pan before  removing or serving. Oh My Goodness. I've already bought all the ingredients to make another batch. Seriously YUM. And now I never have to worry about being able to find or not find granola bars in the grocery stores here - because I can always find all the ingredients! :) We could eat them hard, as actual bars, but we decided to warm them up for about 20 seconds and eat them more as baked oatmeal. Yummy, either way! Cooking victory!