Pint Sized Baker: Turtle Shortbread Bars

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Turtle Shortbread Bars


Wanna know something??

I'm kinda jealous of the Mom's who have kids in school now. You're back to a schedule. Back into a routine. As much as you hate it, I know you secretly love it! 

I sooooo desperately need to get back into a "routine". 

I've already got my day routine for when my daughter starts school on SEPTEMBER 6th!

7:30 wake up
8:30 leave house
9:00 drop off kid and head over to Park
Walk / Run / Bike for an hour
Home to garden, shower, shop, (bake?)
3:00 head back out to pick up kid
5:30 make dinner
7:30 get kid ready for bed
9:00 lights out for kid
BLOG TIME!!
11:00 lights out for me

Here's hoping I can stick to it! 


This past summer it's been more like:
9- ish... maybe later, wake up
Maybe brush my teeth and put on bra at some point...
Surf Internet, Pintrest, Blogs, games, etc...
Oh, is it lunch time already?
Do "Stuff"
Crap, where did the day go? Dinner time??
Whew, it was a long day! Time to chill out with the laptop.
Wait a second, it's 10 pm? Why is the kid still up?
Crap, tomorrow, you'r going to bed at 8!
Darn it! Another day lost.

At least it wasn't a complete loss the day I made these Turtle Bars!

Turtle Shortbread Bars - Adapted from BH&G Cookie Classics

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

For the Shortbread Crust
1 C flour
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C butter

Mix together to form a crumble mixture. Press into 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes

For the Turtle Filling
1 14-oz can  sweetened condensed mild
2 tea vanilla
1 C chopped pecans
1 C coconut
1 C chopped pretzels

Combine Condensed Milk and vanilla. Once crust is done, add pecans, coconut, and pretzels on top. Drizzle milk mixture over fulling and bake for 25 - 30 minutes until filling is set.
Cool 10 minutes.

For the Topping
20 vanilla caramels
2 Tbls milk
1 C chocolate chips

In a small saucepan combine caramels and milk and cook over med-low heat until caramels are melted. Sprinkle 1/2 of the chips in the pan then drizzle caramels over the bars. Add remainder of chips. Cool completely and then cut into 48 (36) bars.

These little bars were sweet and salty with the added pretzels. (The original recipe called for 2 cups of pecans.) Also, I used three different sized chocolate chips - mini and regular chocolate chips and mini Hershey Kisses. 

And with these buggers around, it's no wonder why I don't get anything done.



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34 comments :

  1. Oh, I know how you feel! Lots of our days were like that this summer. Only a few more days!!! :) These bars are awesome!

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  2. Karyn, these bars are not only gorgeous, but so perfectly gooey and delish-looking, too! I could easily forgo my daily plans and sit with a pan of these all day :) but seriously, I know what you mean! I HATE not having a set schedule, even on my days off. I feel like if I don't have concrete plans (even if my only plans are walk my dog and relax) I need to have them blocked off in like, "time zones", you know? Ugh, the perks of being neurotic! Hopefully you can stand a few more days until your routine starts again :) and there's nothing wrong with a day eating these with a spoon!!

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  3. Oh, how I would love a couple of those right now!!

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  4. Oh wow, your Turtle Bars look so good! (And yes, secretly I love a schedule too, but I very rarely have one!)

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  5. These look fabulous! Yum yum. :)

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  6. Oh wow, these look good! Pinning Oh and you forgot something in your scedule, when do you spend time with your husband? :)
    I would love to have you link this up to my linky party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2012/08/friday-fascinations-3-everything-linky.html

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    1. Husband time?? He's home 4 to 5 days a week! Trust me, we get lots of time together. Thanks for stopping by!

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    2. Wow, home all day 4-5 days a week? Lucky you :) Husband time is one of the conflicts for me if I want to do my blogging in the evening :)
      Thanks for linking up to Friday Fascinations! Don’t forget to link up to this week’s party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2012/08/friday-fascinations-4-everything-linky.html

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  7. You're summer day routine sound an awful lot like mine, but I probably shouldn't admit that the my not quite 2 year old stays up until 10 sometimes. Unfortunately, he's not old enough for school so I don't have anything forcing me into a routine. By the way, these shortbread bars look delicious, but you can't go wrong with shortbread covered in ooey-gooey caramely goodness. I'd l0ve it if you stopped by my link party to share these. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/08/1-month-of-fun-august-link-party.html

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    1. Thanks for the feature. I added your button to this post. I hope you have a great holiday weekend.

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  8. I really have to stop looking at your blog, I think I gain a pound just reading it, so good!

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    1. I think I need to stop baking for it as well... I just might be successful at my diet if I did. Thanks for stopping by.

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  9. These look decadent and delicious, my kind of treat!

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  10. Yum! These sound fantastic - pinning! I can certainly relate to your wacky daily routine of 'where's the day gone?!' too!

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    1. I hate it! I wish I had the self discipline to set a schedule and stick with it! I'd be so much more productive!

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  11. These sound delicious! I can't wait to try them. And I love your "routine" post...sounds like me! I had a great routine planned for summer. I think I stuck to it the first day and that was all. Now that the kids are back in school, I'm hoping to get back in a good routine!

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    1. Yeah... I had a summer plan as well. It was to send her off to Grandma's for the summer :) That just didn't work out. Here's hoping to a better school schedule.

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  12. Land Sakes those look mighty tasty. I MUST make them soon!!!

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  13. Hi Karyn,
    Turtle Bars what an awesome treat. Hope you have a great holiday weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  14. Your back to school schedules sounds very organized! :) You go girl!

    And, oh.my.yum! Those Turtle Bars look amazing!

    Thanks so much for linking up with us this week @ Keep Calm & Link Up! We're so glad you chose to party with us!!

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  15. I know what you mean! Summer vacation schedule was definitely laid back for all of us...it was tough getting back to school time schedules! And this recipe looks sooo good! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!

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    1. I'm not looking forward to the alarm clock going off again, but I need to get back into a routine.

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  16. Wow! I can't wait to give these a try. Just pinned them so I won't forget. Great job.

    www.itsybitsypaperblog.com

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    1. Thanks for the pin. It's always appreciated!

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  17. Oh, my goodness... these look sooo good. I loved this post. Your summer time schedule sounds a lot like mine. I'm trying to get into the swing of things, but it is a challenge balancing it all. I'm pinning these puppies for sure. Have a great weekend!
    Blessings,
    Nici

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    1. Thanks for the pin. Always appreciated. Have a great weekend as well.

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  18. You were featured over at my blog today. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/09/1-month-of-fun-september-link-party.html

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  19. These look fantastic. I really love the idea of including pretzels in the bottom layer. Adding to my must-try list!
    Found you from kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot link party! So glad I did!

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  20. Although I have no kids, I can't wait for my husband to be back in school (he going to University) as then we can get back into a routine of such...We have been sleeping in... not getting anything accomplished.... etc.etc. these bars looks spectacular. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and hope you will join us next week with more great recipes.
    http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com

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  21. These look like a terrific treat. Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tomorrow night. www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com I would also love it if you could add my party to your Linky Parties list.

    Thanks, Nichi

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  22. I'm pretty sure you should come to my house and make these for me! :-) We'd love for you to link these up at our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/09/riverton-housewives-round-up-31.html

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  23. I can't wait to try these out! They look divine! Pinning and featuring tonight :) Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

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  24. These look SO GOOD! Thanks for sharing at It's Overflowing!

    XO, Aimee
    http://www.itsoverflowing.com

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