The
cookie bars, covered in a layer of caramel and finished with a coating of chocolate, would make a good treat addition to a lunch box.
For 7-layer magic
cookie bars: Substitute 1 cup butterscotch, peanut butter or white chocolate chips for 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and proceed as directed above.
These midly sweet and slightly chewy
cookie bars are made without added fat and have egg whites (no yolks), whole-wheat flour or rolled oats, and crystallized ginger, dates, or raisins and bananas.
The industry-leading company recently announced the launch of such new flavor extensions to consumers' favorite chocolate brands as Snickers Hazelnut, goodnessknows snack squares, Twix White Chocolate
Cookie Bars and Dove Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Promises.
Mars Chocolate North America will feature two innovations: TWIX White Chocolate
Cookie Bars and DOVE Sorbet Bars.
Then there is the section devoted to Cookies & Candies with Fudge-Stuffed Chocolate Chip
Cookie Bars; Pink Lemonade Cupcake Truffles; and Chewy, Orange-Kissed Sugar Cookies.
"Cookies and
Cookie Bars - US," an April 2012 report from global market research firm Mintel, notes that the large size of the cookies subcategory makes it appealing to manufacturers, as they realize that even a small share of the market can be lucrative.
"Celebration of Chocolate and Champagne" with Steve and Sally Lee features Chocolate Pecan Praline Silk Pie; Coconut, Chocolate and Almond Layered
Cookie Bars; Chocolate Marshmallow S'mores on a Stick; Salad With Pomegranate, Dried Cherries and Chocolate Nibs; and Spiced Cocoa Dry Rub on Chicken Kabobs.
Caramel bits, at 3/8-in., are baking pieces especially for brownies, cakes,
cookie bars and fruit pies.
Mars is also promoting Twix Dark Chocolate
Cookie Bars that feature the classic crunchy shortbread cookie covered in golden caramel and enrobed in rich dark chocolate.
Mars Chocolate North America launched several new flavor extensions to its chocolate brands, including Snickers Hazelnut, Twix White Chocolate
Cookie Bars, Dove Sorbet Bars, Dove Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Promises plus M&M'S, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers brands.