Rocky Road Bar Cookies Recipe

Rocky Road Cookie Fudge Bars are decadent, rich cookie bars topped with chocolate-covered marshmallows and walnuts (plus a cookbook review of Dessert Mash-Ups).

It’s no surprise that I love to combine two recipes into one – Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake, Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownie Bites, Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls. I have nothing against the original recipes (like I would ever turn down a slice of plain cheesecake or a traditional cinnamon roll), but there’s something fun and exciting about taking two classic recipes and mashing them together. Hence today’s cookbook review on Dessert Mash-Ups by Dorothy Kern of Crazy For Crust. I’ve been reading Dorothy’s blog for quite some time as we had cross paths on Facebook. Her book is about tasty two-in-one treats that anybody with a sweet tooth will love to make. So many recipes caught my eye (and my stomach), but for this review I made the Rocky Road Fudge Cookie Bars, combining rocky road fudge and cookies into one seriously chocolately treat. Rocky road fudge reminds me of my mom because it was her favorite fudge (although now she can’t really eat it anymore). It’s also one of my favorite fudge because marshmallows! And chocolate! Anything with chocolate-covered marshmallows instantly wins in my book.

The first impression I got when opening this book is calories don’t count. Lots of butter, sugar, and eggs used throughout (which is exactly how I bake, so no worries here). Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles, Cake Batter Blondie Bars, Oatmeal Cookie Cheesecake Bars, just to name a few of the recipes I almost made instead of the rocky road bars.

Easy Rocky Road Bars (no Bake Recipe)

I’m glad I trusted my instincts because these Rocky Road Fudge Cookie Bars hit the spot. Very fudgy, very decadent, very uh messy (please tell me I’m not the only one who gets melted chocolate everywhere). I couldn’t stop eating them. In fact, I donated most of them to my library’s bake sale (and they were gone within the few first hours).

As with any book review, not everything is perfect. Two things I wasn’t thrilled about with this recipe. One – the cookie batter is really sticky. Dorothy highly recommends spraying your hands with cooking spray so you can press the dough with your hands. I don’t like to spray my hands, but I can see how it may be necessary. Two – she calls for an 11.5-ounce bag of chocolate chips. I store my chocolate chips in a jar, not a bag. Luckily, I had an unopened bag stashed in my pantry, which was 12 ounces. This is why I prefer measuring chocolate chips in cups rather than by bag. Luckily the extra half-ounce didn’t affect the recipe (just meant a little more chocolate on top).

I’d recommend Dessert Mash Ups to those who love to bake, have a huge sweet tooth, and aren’t afraid of calories. Most of the recipes seem to be doable for beginner bakers. All of the recipes are made from scratch, including some yeast dough for monkey bread and cinnamon rolls. If this does not describe you, then this book may not be for you.

Rocky Road Treats

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Magic bars aka Hello Dolly Bars aka Seven Layer Bars are magical because it makes delicious layered bars with such ease and preparing them is quick too – 15 minutes or less! The hardest part is waiting for them to cool down to eat.

It’s almost foolproof as you basically layer (carefully-ish) a bunch of ingredients in a pan with condensed milk, bake it, let it cool, and then you’ve got a wonderful sweet treat.

It’s also great because the recipe doesn’t create a whole lot of dishes to clean either since you don’t need to use certain kitchen equipment like an electric mixer or use a bunch of pots or pans.

Rocky Road Bars Recipe

Plus, it’s versatile, you can change it up by adding more layers of ingredients or changing up the ingredients such as adding dried fruit, chopped up candy, butterscotch chips (classic ingredient), caramel, or peanut butter chips.

, you’ll see five distinct layers (or six if you count the chocolate drizzle on top) once the bars are baked and ready to eat. However,

, the sweetened condensed milk counts as another layer. Sooo… let’s look at it as layers of flavour or something like it. 🙂

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Combine the graham cracker (wafer) crumbs with melted butter in bowl before pressing into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Layer the ingredients in the following order: chocolate chips, shredded coconut, peanuts, marshmallows, and condensed milk. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes.

TIP: I like to make these bars the day before so it fully cools and I can put it in the refrigerator overnight so that the bars completely set and are easy to eat with your hands.

No Bake Rocky Road Cookie Bars

When set, you can remove the dessert from the baking dish using the parchment paper as handles to lift it. Once out of the baking dish, it makes it really easy to slice into as many pieces as you like and easy to pack up to take to a potluck or party!

However, if you like it ooey, gooey, and warm, just let it cool on the cooling rack until the bottom of the pan is cool to the touch before slicing and serving.

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These are absolutely delicious! My teenage daughter made them and the whole family loved them! Thought about cutting into candy bar sizes and dipping in chocolate. Thank you!

Hi Rainey! I'm glad it was enjoyed by the family. What a fun idea to make them into candy bars! Maybe next time? :)

No Bake Rocky Road Bars