Chocolate Oat Squares

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened, divided or 1 cup margarine, plus two tablespoons softened, divided
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar. beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoons salt and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture.
• 2 press 2/3 of oat mixture into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a saucepan, combine milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt. cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and remaining vanilla.
• 4 spread over crust. sprinkle with remaining oat mixture. bake at 350f for 25 minutes or until golden brown. cool. cut into squares.,.