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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Brownies and Cookie Bars Recipes

    Published: Aug 19, 2014 · Modified: Jun 5, 2022 by Renée · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

    Oatmeal Macadamia Nut Cookie Bars

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    These Golden Oatmeal and Macadamia Nut Cookie bars are chewy, crunchy, salty, and sweet...everything you love in a cookie bar!

    Golden Oatmeal and Macadamia Nut Cookie Bar Recipe

    *Disclaimer - This recipe was originally published in 2014. I'm working hard to update all my older recipes with recipe cards, new photos, and additional recipe information. But, getting to all of them will take time. Please bear with me. In the meantime let me assure you that this recipe is still a winner and one I'm sure you'll be well pleased with when you make it at home.

    It has been a long time since I made any sort of cookie bar so I thought it was high time that I changed that with these Golden Oatmeal and Macadamia Nut Cookie Bars.


    My family always enjoys when I add white chocolate chips into my oatmeal cookies so I thought I'd really kick these bars up a notch or two (and knock their socks off in the process) by also adding some chopped macadamia nuts and toffee chips into these golden cookie bars. Is it so wrong? LOL

    Note - these are excellent with ice cream so make sure you have some on hand and add a big scoop on the top of one...or two! 🙂

     
    Golden Oatmeal and Macadamia Nut Cookie Bars on a silver platter.

    GOLDEN OATMEAL AND MACADAMIA NUT COOKIE BARS  {PRINT THIS RECIPE}
    Yield: 36-2" bars     Prep Time: 10 minutes       Bake Time:  45-50 minutes
    1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
    ½ cup butter, melted
    2 large eggs
    2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    ¼ cup honey
    1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    ½ teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon kosher salt
    1 cup quick-cooking oats
    1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
    1 ½ cups chopped macadamia nuts
    1 package (1 ⅓ cups) toffee bits, divided

    -Preheat the oven to 350°
    -Prepare a 9x13 baking pan by spraying with baking spray. Set aside.
    -In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, blend together the brown sugar and butter until fully incorporated.
    -Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and honey until blended.
    -With the mixer on low, oatmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
    -Blend in the white chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, and 1 cup of the toffee bits until just incorporated.
    -Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread the batter evenly, corner to corner.
    -Sprinkle the remaining ⅓ toffee chips over the top of the batter.
    -Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 45-50 minutes or until the bars are golden and when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    -Cool completely on a wire rack and cut into bars to serve.

    Want to see how they're made? Check out the step-by-step photos:

    Cream together the sugar, and butter. Then add the eggs, vanilla, and honey.

    Blend in the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, salt,

    Blend in the white chocolate, macadamia nuts, and 1 cup of the toffee bits (saving ⅓ for topping). Spread the batter evenly into a prepared 9x13 baking pan.

    Sprinkle the remaining toffee bits and bake until golden brown. Cool and cut into bars.

     
     

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    Comments

    1. Lois says

      November 07, 2014 at 11:52 am

      Just a quick note to let you know that we made this on the weekend, my family loved it.

      Reply
      • Renee Goerger says

        November 07, 2014 at 2:20 pm

        That's wonderful to hear, Lois. Thank you for letting me know. So glad you enjoyed them!!!

        Reply
    2. Melissa Bailey says

      September 15, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      From all the nuts, Macadamia are my favorite in cookies... these bars look awesome!

      Reply
    3. Paula-bell'alimento says

      August 25, 2014 at 10:46 pm

      My kids would love to find these in their lunchboxes!

      Reply
    4. Kellie Hemmerly says

      August 23, 2014 at 11:35 am

      These look fantastic! I love a good bar recipe and the addition of oatmeal makes these seem like they're suitable for breakfast. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Paula says

      August 21, 2014 at 12:51 pm

      I'm with Liz on these bars! I've made bars with toffee bits but never combined with oatmeal, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips. They look wonderful.

      Reply
    6. Liz Berg says

      August 20, 2014 at 10:11 pm

      Oh, wow! I love oatmeal cookies, and your bars with all those goodies added sound amazing!!!

      Reply
    7. Lauren says

      August 20, 2014 at 5:08 pm

      I pink puffy heart macadamias. Yum!!!

      Reply
    8. Ginny McMeans says

      August 20, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      I love macadamias and your bars look fantastic!

      Reply
    9. Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:17 pm

      I get weak in the knees for white chocolate and macadamia nuts...these look fabulous!

      Reply
    10. Lana@NevrEnoughThyme says

      August 19, 2014 at 5:14 pm

      Yum! I especially love the toffee bits added to these!

      Reply
    11. Angela| Mind Over Batter says

      August 19, 2014 at 5:01 pm

      Wow, I haven't made bars in a loooong time! These would definitely knock my socks off. I'm a sucker for oatmeal bars!

      Reply
    12. Angie says

      August 19, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      These look so yummy, and with oatmeal too!

      Reply
    13. Miriam @OvertimeCook says

      August 19, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      Wow, what a beautiful and delicious looking treat - I need to make these!

      Reply

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