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Oatmeal Chocolate Bars

oatmeal chocolate bars

AmericanOtherEasy30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 cup brown sugar 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 egg, unbeaten 1 (6 oz.) bag chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ cups flour 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 ½ cups oatmeal
  • ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Grease a 9-inch square pan.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

  3. 3

    Stir in brown sugar and vanilla; mix in oats.

  4. 4

    Cook over low heat until ingredients are well blended, about 2 to 3 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth.

  6. 6

    Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla and pecans or walnuts.

  7. 7

    Spread the filling mixture over bottom crust in the baking pan, and then crumble the remaining oat mixture evenly over the top.

  8. 8

    Add 2 tablespoons oats and the butter to reserved dough; mix with pastry blender or fork until crumbly.

  9. 9

    Drop small spoonfuls of oat mixture evenly over chocolate mixture.

  10. 10

    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden and firm.

Tags

american