COWBOY BARS

DRY INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. Baking powder
• 1 tsp. Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. Salt

Mix dry ingredients together and set aside. Preheat oven to 350.

OTHER INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• Add dry ingredients to the mixture, stir until well blended. Put into a 9x13 greased pan. Bake for 11-13 minutes.

History
Oats- used mainly for animal feed in America
Pecans- connection to the south. Thomas Jefferson introduced tree to the eastern shores of Virginia
Chocolate chips - invented in 1937

WHY I LIKE THIS RECIPE?

• They taste good.
• They are ingredients that all taste good together.
• They taste awesome when they are warm

WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO ME

• It's one of my favorite things to eat and my mom makes them.
• We don't make them very often so it's good when we do have them.