Homemade Granola Bars

Our family eats a lot of granola bars. Ryan & the girls love them. I thought I would share a recipe we tried and Ryan really likes. The girls don't like them as much, but they don't like change or trying new things.

I found the recipe at All Recipes. I do things just a little different, but it is basically the same.

Ingredients:

• 4.5 cups oats (I used the old fashioned, not the quick)
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter (softened)
  
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325.
  
• Cover a 9x13 pan with aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
  
• Mix together oats, flour, baking soda, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
  
• In a separate smaller bowl mix together butter, honey and vanilla.
  
• Pour liquids into the oat mixture. Mix well.
• Add chocolate chip and mix.
• Spread into prepared pan and bake for 18-22 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 10-20 minutes.
• Cut apart and wrap in plastic wrap or put in container.

I use the aluminum foil to make it easier to get the granola out to the 9x13 pan. I also wrap the individual bars in plastic wrap. They stay good for at least a week. We usually don't have any left after that.