Sun Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Place the sunflower seeds and walnuts in a food processor and grind until homogeneous; set aside.
• Chop the dates into pieces your blender can handle.
• In a blender place honey, apple juice, cinnamon, vanilla and chopped dates. Blend until a smooth texture is reached.
• In a large mixing bowl combine raisins, and nut mix. Then stir in the date mixture (you may have to use your hands).
• When the dough is completely mixed, you can either roll in balls and freeze for later (tastes like cookie dough), or you can shape dough into 2 inch balls, roll in coconut and place on dehydrator sheets. Dry in dehydrator for for 8-10 hours at 125 -130°F.
• Another option is to take two 9 x 13-inch glass baking pan and sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut in each pan. Press 1/2 of the dough in each pan, top with remaining coconut and bake in a oven for 2 hours at 150- 200°F.
• If you use an oven, you need to keep an eye on the bars during the last 30 minutes so they don't burn.

Steps:

• Cream margarine, white sugar and brown sugar.
• Add egg yolks, water and vanilla.
• Add flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Spread dough in 9x13 pan and cover with chocolate chips, pressing them into the dough.
• Whip 2 egg whites and a pinch of salt until stiff.
• Gradually add 1 cup brown sugar and beat well.
• Spread over chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine.oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Mix. in butter with fingers or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.Add golden raisins and apricots.
• PAT mixture firmly into a ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Cut into bars and cool completely. Remove from pan with metal spatula.
• For a quick dessert. serve with vanilla ice cream or sandwich two cookies with ice cream and freeze.
• Serve frozen.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, & grease an 8" square baking dish.
• Whisk together the flour, granola, sugar, baking powder & cinnamon.
• Stir in butter, honey, egg & vanilla, & mix well.
• Stir in raisins & walnuts, then press mixture into the greased pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.
• Cool & cut into bars.

Steps:

• Bars: In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Mix in vanilla and almond extract.
• In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt & baking soda. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined.
• Spread on a greased, rimmed baking sheet (use a 13 x 18 pan). The dough will be just like cookie dough- heavy & sticky- so it's best to spray your hands with a little nonstick spray and use them to help mold the dough into the pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 mins - 15 mins, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. (I like to slightly under cook mine. I take them out at 10 minutes exactly. They are not brown at all, but I think that they are better this way.).
• Cool completely before frosting.
• Frosting: In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla, almond extract and salt.
• Add powdered sugar (1 cup at a time) until combined.
• add milk & mix until smooth and spreading consistency.
• Add a few drops of color, if desired.
• Spread over cooled cookie, then cut into bars.