About
Named for an organization that protects the vast Lone Star State, Texas Ranger Bars have an appropriately wide range of flavors hidden within their buttery selves! Crunchy cornflakes, melty chocolate, tropical coconut, sweet and tart dried berries — it's all here in these Texas Ranger Bars. Protect your sweet tooth with one of these bars today!
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup cornflakes
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Step 3 -In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, the granulated sugar, and the brown sugar and using an electric hand mixer on medium speed, beat to combine.
Step 4 -Add the eggs and the vanilla to the butter mixture and beat to combine.
Step 5 -Add the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the cinnamon, and the salt to the butter mixture and stir and mix until just combined into a dough.
Step 6 -Add the cornflakes, the oats, the chocolate chips, the coconut, the blueberries, the cherries, and the pecans and fold and stir until just combined.
Step 7 -Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan.
Step 8 -Bake until the edges are set and the dough is lightly browned on top, about 25 minutes.
Step 9 -Allow the bars to cool for 15 minutes.
Step 10 -Slice the bars into serving-sized pieces and serve.
