Blizzard bars

Since deciding to tell the entire internet that I’d gone off the deep end and onto a Real Diet for a couple of weeks, I’ve gotten many lovely notes, e-mails and tweets. Most are just to give a little virtual high-five and a bit of cheerleading, but a few are inquisitive. “What diet are you on?” one will ask. “What kind of results are you getting and what suggestions would you have?” inquires another.
Oh, people. I’ll be honest with you. I am the worst dieter EVER.
Well, Mauro's birthday tonight =D


Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/3 cup milk powder
2 cups chopped candy bits (I used Snickers, HoneyCrunchy, M&Ms, and white chocolate buttons)


Preheat it to 180 degrees. Line an 8×8-inch square pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Cut into little pieces all the bars and candies that you have.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of a electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, brown sugar and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg until well-blended. Scrape down the bowl and beat in the malted milk powder. Add the dry ingredients in two additions on low speed and beat just until combined. Stir in two-thirds of the candy bits on low speed.

Give the batter a final folding by hand with a spatula to make sure there are no dry pockets and the batter is evenly mixed–it will be very thick. Turn the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it evenly. Sprinkle the remaining candy bits evenly over the top and press lightly into the batter with your palms.

Bake until the bars are deeply golden and have just begun to pull away from the sides of the pan, 35 to 40 minutes (they will still look soft in the center). Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Remove the slab to a cutting board and cut into 16 squares =D