Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
• 3 cups quick oats
• 2 1/2 cups 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.
• 2 beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 3 combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture.
• 4 press two-thirds of oat mixture into a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
• 5 in a saucepan, combine milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt.
• 6 cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted.
• 7 remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and remaining vanilla.
• 8 spread over the crust.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
• 10 bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 11 cool.
• 12 cut into squares.