This quick and easy recipe is a great one when you need a snack in a jif, or something simple and fast to take to a friend. I made these for a friend who just had a baby. Good for a sweet breakfast added to yogurt, or an afternoon or evening snack, it’s an all-purpose treat. The thing I liked best about these is that they cut so nicely. A lot of bars I make are a little jagged when cutting, but these looked real nice. Soft and chewy. Mmm.

Chocolate Chip Snack Squares

Ingredients:

• 2 C rolled oats
• ½ C whole wheat flour
• ¼ C chopped pecans
• ¼ C chocolate chips
• ¼ C sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 & ½ C milk (any kind in your fridge)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In two separate bowls, mix dry ingredients, then wet ingredients. Pour wet into dry, mixing until combined. Pour batter into a cooking-sprayed baking dish (I use 8×8, but use what you’ve got).
• Bake 30 minutes. Cool completely and then cut into 16 squares.

An easy modification to this would be to use blueberries instead of the chocolate chips to make it more of a breakfast bar. Or nuts and raisins instead of the chocolate.

These also freeze easily so you can grab one at a time to make them last longer.

Can’t beat a quick dish with few ingredients. Easy to make, easy to clean!