Did I ever tell you guys that we found a new place? We’re officially moving next month! We’re still staying in Los Angeles, just a different city over. I can’t wait! The only downside is well, packing and actually moving. We’re planning to do the move by ourselves this time, without a moving company (like our last move from SF -> LA). Reason is: my DH’s work paid for our move last time and we’re too poor to do it again. Hah.
I contacted a couple of moving places just to get a quote to see how much it would cost. I had no idea that movers are so expensive! The best rate was about $150/per person/per hour, and you have to hire at least three people minimum. That’s $450/hour times probably 4 hours of work? That’s $1800! Without the tip! No thanks, renting a Uhaul and asking friends/family for help it is.
Thank goodness we have such wonderful friends and family! There’s no way we could do it without them. I can’t wait until we can afford to buy our own place and not worry about moving around anymore. Too bad that day is in the distant future. For now, I’m crossing my fingers that this new place we’re moving to works out and we can stay there for a couple of years.
It seems that every time we move, we acquire more stuff, making each move more strenuous than the last. It’s all part of growing up. First you buy a couch, then a dining table set, and matching bedroom furniture. That’s when you know you’ve really grown up. You actually have furniture for each room! We’re halfway there.
These bars from Averie Cooks are every kid’s dream. They’re full of candy and sugar, so consider yourself warned. For me, I would have liked them to have more dough to cookie/candy ratio. If you like sweet desserts, then make the recipe as is. For something a little lighter, I’d say to cut down on the M&M’s and Oreos a bit.
Also, I just hopped over to Averie’s post for this recipe and she made these bars when she was emptying out the pantry when moving! What a coincidence that I just talked about the same thing. I now dub these the “moving out bars.”
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 18 Oreo Cookies, coarsely chopped
- about 1/2 cup dark chocolate M&M's
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8x8 pan with foil.
- Mix together the melted butter, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the flour until just combined. Gently stir in the Oreos.
- Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan. Lightly press the M&M's on the top.
- Bake for about 20 to 22 minutes.
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