I made 1/4th of the recipe to try it out. Used 1/4 c of everything thru the wheat flour, 1/8 cup of flax, didn't have wheat germ, think it would have tasted really really wheaty with that, but flax seemed fine. 1 egg, 1/2c chopped pecans, no coconut and 2 single "tiny ones" hershey chocolate chopped. Made this in an 8x8 pan sprayed. Taste was not overly sweet as in some of the comments, not under sweet because I did use chocolate, just not as much (cut in half). Only complaint was the mixture when being pressed in seemed too crumbly and didn't hold together well for me. These turned out thin because I only did 1/4th of the batch, but maybe adding water or honey or something would have helped, but I tried to not add anything additional to give it a proper rating. Any additions I would make (making same amount I did), would be to add something to make it hold better on the bottom like butter, honey or water or combo. Then I would put in dried fruit like raisins, chopped dried apricots, dates, cranberries or something instead of the coconut, so there are options. Again, taste was good for me because I did not have certain things and just used what I had, may try to make again with dried fruit and try to fix the crust.... if it had been too sweet or wheaty tasting, I would not try again.

Very yummy but the bottom was crumbly which made it messy to eat. I substituted ground flax for the wheat germ and it still was very good.

I wanted to make some snacks to put in the freezer and tried this one. They are YUMMY! I somehow managed to forget to put the oats in, and used almonds instead as a personal preference. I tried one last night and it was tasty as a dessert, but it seems just substantial enough to eat in the morning on the run. I will make these again (next time with the oats)!

I changed a few ingredients to use what I had on hand--almonds & walnuts instead of pecans, mix of white & semi morsel chips, and addition of dried cranberries. I also added an extra egg. My kids and I think they're delicious, but the calories (nearly 300 per small bar) are killer!

Bars tasted too 'healthy' to be a treat, (overwhelming wheat flavor), with too much sugar and butter to be a healthy snack. Perhaps it was the toasted wheat germ that was so overpowering. I may try making these again without toasting the wheat germ.

I have made these many times and love them! I like to freeze them and then eat cold with something warm to drink. I prefer walnuts instead of the pecans and mini chocolate chips.

These are absolutely amazing! They are definitely sweet but totally delicious, definitely worth a try :-) Thank you for sharing!

To me, this was more like a 7-layer/magic cookie bar only not as sweet and a tad bit healthier with the whole wheat flour and wheat germ. They were wonderful right out of the oven and also good cold. We enjoyed them as a snack, but I'm not sure I would serve them for breakfast.

Great cookie bar recipe! (I won't be eating this for breakfast, except maybe on holidays.) :) I didn't have quite enough of each ingredient so made these subs: In place of 1 c butter, used 1/2 stick of butter + 1/4 cup Smart Balance spread. In place of whole wheat flour (I was out), used tapioca flour. In place of 1/2 c wheat germ, used 1/2 cup All Bran Buds softened in coconut milk (the moisture of which helped make up for the smaller amount of butter). Used equal amounts pecans and coconut (1.5 cups each) because I really love coconut. WONDERFUL!

Loved this recipe! Great for breakfast or snack....just heat in microwave 10-15 sec and enjoy! Only change I made was adding an extra egg (use 5 instead of 4). Thanks for this sweet and tasty recipe!