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So, my husband and I are smack dab in the middle of a stand-off.
Any of you married people out there know what I am talking about.
I want something done…he doesn’t want to do it and we are currently ignoring the issue.
You wanna know what he and I are “not talking” about?
Wait for it…
Wires.
Yep. Wires.
More specifically the wires hanging from my fancy new television.
You see, back in May we said goodbye to our dinosaur of a TV and went for a big shiny new model with all the bells and whistles.
I figure the amount of time I spend after the kids go to sleep watching my Real Housewives I needed to be able to judge them completely and accurately, because with HD you see it all!
Anyway, we got this brand new TV and within 15 minutes of it’s delivery my husband had it mounted on the wall, hooked up to the satellite and working perfectly.
All except for the wires hanging down from the back of the television into their respective plugs. We had a quick little chat about how they needed to get gone. Not visible. Hasta Luego wires.
He said, “Yes, absolutely.” It’ll happen, just not today.
Being the “super easy wife” that I am, I completely understood. (Ok, not really, but I let it go for a few days).
That was May.
It is now September.
WIRES STILL HANG.
I feel like I live on an episode of Cribs, except I am not a one-hit wonder Gansta Rapper with a poster of Scarface on my wall, a refrigerator full of Vitamin Water or an Xbox in my living room.
You see, if I had all those things, the wires would make sense…they’d fit it. But I am not. I tried rapping once at a Karaoke party. It wasn’t cute.
I have pleasantly and not so pleasantly asked for those wretched wires to get out of my life…on pretty much a daily basis. (In other words I have relentlessly nagged). Yet they still hang mocking me everyday.
So here I am, guns blazing, wires hanging…AND my husband doesn’t seem phased. He’s not deterred at all by my slamming cabinets or loud sighing.
Actually at this very moment he is in the living room on his ipad watching that damn Honey Badger video on YouTube. Laughing.
I hate you wires.
So since I cannot mind-control my husband. I will try and mind control you…
Makethesebars. Makethesebars. Makethesebars.
I don’t demand you do something very often, but this is almost as urgent and necessary as the wire situation. Please. MAKETHESEBARS!!
They are delicious and you will love me forever.
Convinced? The title I gave them doesn’t do them justice…let’s do a run-down of the ingredients: Chocolate chips, Peanut Butter Chips, Toffee Bits, shortbread, sweetened condensed milk, butter, butter AND butter.
Chocolate Toffee Bars.
MAKETHESEBARS!
There are a few steps to these, so I won’t fool that they are the simplest to make..but they aren’t hard I promise..and it’s worth it.
First you have to make your crust. You’ll need some Toffee Bits…
And some melted butter.
AND some crushed shortbread.
Mix those all up and press into your pan. Bake up that yumminess for 10 minutes.
Now your gonna need to make some chocolate/toffee cookie dough for your top layer. A whole batch of cookie dough. Set it aside for later.
Then melt your Semi-Sweet chips, Peanut Butter chips, a little butter and Sweetened Condensed Milk together to make the most delicious filling you’ve ever tried.
Spread that on top of your buttery crust.
And finally drop the cookie dough you made all over top.
Bake it and…here’s the hard part…let it cool completely. At LEAST 2 hours. It needs to set.
Then you can cut it into squares and eat the whole pan. Because you will.
Chocolate Toffee Bars
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 30 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These chocolate toffee bars have crispy toffee shortbread layered with rich chocolate fudge topped with a thick and chewy toffee chocolate chip cookie. So dreamy, and SO easy to make!
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
- 1 1/2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs (I used Lorna Doone)
- 3/4 cup Toffee Bits (Bits O’ Brickle)
Cookie Dough Layer
- 2 sticks room temp butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Toffee Bits
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Fudge Layer
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Make the crust: Melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the butter to a bowl with the crushed shortbread cookies and 3/4 cup of Toffee Bits. Stir to combine and press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes until just starting to golden up.
- Make the cookie dough: Cream butter and sugars together until smooth. On medium add in your eggs and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add in your dry ingredients (baking soda, salt, and flour) stirring until just combined. Now add in your toffee chips and chocolate chips.
- Set this aside.
- When your crust is done remove it from the oven and let cool on a wire rack while you prepare the filling.
- Prepare the fudge layer: In a medium saucepan melt your peanut butter chips, semi-sweet chips, butter, and sweetened condensed milk over low stirring frequently until completely melted.
- Assemble: Pour the middle fudge layer over the crust and spread evenly to coat. Then, drop the cookie dough by the spoonful evenly over the fudge layer.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the topping is set.
- Let cool completely before cutting.
Notes
- Store up to 3 days in an airtight container
I totally get the stand-off situation, have a couple of my own at home. My husband has also watched that damn honey bear video too many times and finds it funnier each and every time. Good news is I’m totally going to make these bars, you convinced me.
These bars look fantastic. Oh – and I pinned something really cute on Pinterest they other day – as a way to disguise wires. I’ll see if I can find it for you!
Oooh, definitely want to see that!!
We had the same issue for a few weeks, but luckily my husband couldn’t stand to see the wires, he fixed it quickly. These bars look so yummy!
Let me know if you figure out the mind control thing. There are a few things around the house my husband needs to get to as well.
The bars look AMAZING.
Oh my…those look delicious!
We have speaker issues at our house. As in, the speakers for the TV. I don’t want to see them. And there they are. Maybe if your husband can hide the wires, mine can hide the speakers.
OMG, I would also want that wire gone! I WILL be making these bars asap!
Yes, I asked for wires to be covered also. That was probably about two years ago. I suggested he make a boxed shape shelf, that would be covered in the back. The shelf part would store DVD’s. Still waiting!
This is definitely an universal war issue between men and women.
My advice? Tell him that you’re getting it done with or without him and will be hiring a handyman to do it this week! That might make him want to do it himself and save that cost!
These look like the perfect treat. Happy Baking!
That is TOO funny! The chocolate toffee bars look amazing….I wish the wires looked amazing, too. Since they don’t – good luck getting rid of them, I feel your pain!