Sunday Morning Granola Bars

Hey ya'll! I went and joined this blog, and then went and took forever to post. Well, hopefully I can make up for that soon enough. Starting with this!

So, about Sunday mornings- still a bit of a challenge for us Giles folk. And just when I feel like we are getting better at them, we go and have a morning like this past Sunday where we showed up right on time... for confession. Well, Since I missed it in church, there it is. In writing. At any rate, the following recipe whips up pretty quickly the night before, (or, sometimes, if you're really on top of things, EARLY the morning of), and gets eaten pretty quickly by all of those sluggish toddlers, with crazy hair, stumbling around.

My mom's original recipe was:

Chewy granola bars

1 1/2 Cups of Bisquick (I know, I know. But if that absolutely turns your stomach, here is a bisquick substitute that I use from time to time.)

1 1/2 Cups quick oats

1/2 Cup butter, softened

1 Cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 Cup Chocolate chips, or raisins (with cinnamon and/or apples), or nuts, or whatever!

Mix everything, and spread it in a cookie sheet (about 1/2 an inch thick). Bake at 350* for 15-18 minutes. cut while warm.

Notes: If I am making this for just me and the kids, I use the above amounts, but I double it if Chad is sharing with us. Also, if it's just me and the kids, I half the amount of chocolate chips, and may add a bit of peanut butter.