Chocolate Oat Bars

Chocolate filled oat bars, made with chocolate chips, brown sugar, oatmeal, and sweetened condensed milk.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
Filling:
1 (15-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-oz) package (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation:

In large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Into another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt; stir in oats. Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until well blended; set aside. Pat about 2/3 of the oat mixture into the bottom of a greased 10x15x1-inch pan. Set aside remaining oat mixture.

In heavy saucepan over low heat, combine sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring until melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla and pecans or walnuts.

Spread filling mixture over bottom crust in baking pan then crumble remaining oat mixture over the top. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.

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