Our Favorite Granola Bars

Ingredients
4 1/2 c. old fashioned oats
1 c. whole wheat flour (or spelt)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 c butter, soft
1/2 c. honey
1/3 c. sucanat or brown sugar
2 c. of add-ins (mini choco chips, coconut, nuts, raisins, use your imagination)

Directions
1. Mix the butter, honey, and sucanat (brown sugar) until creamy.
2. Add the vanilla.
3. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Blend well.
4. Stir in 2 c. of add-ins
5. Press FIRMLY into a 9x13 pan. Very, very firmly or the granola bars will crumble.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 325.
7. Cool for 10 minutes and then cut into bars.
8. Let bars cool completely before removing from the pan.
9. Wrap, store, and ENJOY!

This recipe was a combination of one found on http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/ and one found on http://www.allrecipes.com/.