Jack’s Million Dollar Bars are out of this world! A peanut buttery oatmeal cookie base topped with the most delicious ganache-like topping that’s made with butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter. Seriously amazing!
Oh my goodness these bars! Not sure there really are even any words to describe how delicious they are.
Oatmeal. Peanut butter. Chocolate chips. Butterscotch chips. Salted Peanuts.
All of those ingredients combined into one bar equals out of this world deliciousness. Seriously.
The story behind these bars is that a group of teens and their parents put on a super garage sale under a big tent in the middle of the block to raise money for the Twin Cities Youth Rowing team. At that garage sale, a 16-year old sophomore named Jack had made these bars and was selling them for 75 cents.
One woman who had stopped at that garage sale bought one of Jack’s bars and after one bite she knew she had to get the recipe. Thankfully, Jack was kind enough to share.
These bars are spectacular. The names fits them perfectly because they really are rich (lol). But they’re so good you’ll find yourself wanting to eat another one. Just keep a cold glass of milk near by.
Lineup of ingredients:
- old fashioned oats
- butter
- light corn syrup
- brown sugar
- peanut butter
- vanilla
- butterscotch chips
- semisweet chocolate chips
- salted, dry-roasted peanuts
Tips for making Jack’s Million Dollar Bars:
- Don’t forget to spray the pan. The cookie base for these bars is slightly sticky so it’s extremely important that you spray the pan. You could also line it with parchment paper if you’d like.
- Allow time to cool. Once the cookie base bakes, it has to cool for about 30 minutes so make sure you plan accordingly.
- Topping needs to set. Once you spread the melted chocolate chips over the cookie base, these bars need to chill for at least an hour in the fridge so the chocolate layer can set up. So again, make sure you allow enough time when making these.
These really are insanely good.
Thank you Jack, you are a rockstar!
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Jack’s Million Dollar Bars
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 20 to 24 bars 1x
Ingredients
Cookie Base:
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping:
- 1 package (11 ounces) butterscotch chips
- 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, see note
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups salted, dry-roasted peanuts
Instructions
Base:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Measure oats into large mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter and vanilla. Cook over low heat until melted, stirring frequently. Pour mixture over oatmeal and mix until combined.
- Press oatmeal mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown on the edges. Cool for 30 minutes.
Topping:
- In a small saucepan, combine butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter. Cook over low heat until melted. Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over base. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm enough to cut into squares.
Notes
- One package of chocolate chips has about 2 cups in it. For this recipe I like to mix both milk and semisweet for the topping. I use about 1 1/3 cups milk and 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips. Feel free to use all semisweet or a combination of both milk and semisweet. These bars are fairly sweet, so I wouldn’t suggest using all milk chocolate.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Recipe Source: Twincities.com
Jodi this is nancy. I was just a WINCO in Midvale and they have a whole display of pumpkin spice pudding.
I bought some! Thanks for letting me know though.