Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Serves: 48,Yield: 4dozen

    • About This Recipe

    “Chock full of chocolate and walnuts…mmmmm”

    Ingredients

  • 1cup butter or 1cupmargarine, softened
  • 2tablespoons butter or 2tablespoonsmargarine, softened
  • 2cupsbrown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2largeeggs
  • 4teaspoonsvanilla extract( divided)
  • 3cupsquick oats
  • 2 1/2 cupsflour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonssalt( divided)
  • 1teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1 (14ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 2cupssemi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1cupwalnuts( chopped)

    • Directions

  • In a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar.
  • Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  • Combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture.
  • Press two-thirds of oat mixture into a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
  • 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.
  • Spread over the crust.
  • Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
  • Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool.
  • Cut into squares.

    • Reviews

  • “I was originally going to give this 4 stars based on my preference, but after taking it to my sons school and all the teachers asking for the recipe, It deserves 5 stars.TY”

  • “Very good.I spread the baked bottom crust with crunchy peanut butter which added some extra flavor.I have had these with M&M’s on top of the chocolate mixture, and I am going to try that next time, since it was sooo good.Make sure you don’t bake too much.”

  • “EXACLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR! We used to have these at our church pot-lucks and it seems that they were ALWAYS there and ALWAYS good!! thanks JodiGirl!!”

  • “This was really good, not amazing.Maybe it just wasn’t the right kind of bar cookie I was looking for.”

  • “These bars were loved by ALL in my family (husband, two daughters and myself). I cut the recipe in half and cooked it in a 11″x7″ brownie pan. I asked hubby what he would rate it on a scale of 1 to five, he said 4 1/2 since he said nothing is ever perfect*lol*, well, I’m rating it a five since it really was outstanding. It will be made again and is in my tried and true recipe book :-). The only thing I changed is that I omitted the walnuts since we don’t like them (unfortunately, I’m sure the texture of the walnuts is good in this recipe!).”

  • “These are very yummy.It was a big hit with everyone.The chocolate in the middle is more like a fudge and tates fantastic.These very easy and fun for the kids.Thanks.”

  • “So yummy and sinful. My friends and family loved it so much. It’s the most requested. Thank you for sharing this recipe.”

  • “These are totally awesome! I can’t remember how many times I have printed out the recipe–I have to keep giving it away.I use 1 tsp. Haitian vanilla in the dough and the rest regular so the “real” vanilla isn’t too overpowering.These are currently my favorite!Thanks for the great recipe, thatJodigirl!”

  • “Oh my gosh, these are easy, and sinful.Very rich, you can only eat one! yeah yeah yeah…. I used butter and a 9 X 13 inch pan.I also used 2 t of Mexican Vanilla”

  • “Really good bars!!I took these to a SuperBowl party tonight and everyone was going nuts over them…especially the men (like one other reviewer mentioned).One recommendation is to make these hours before serving.They need to set a bit, in my opinion.These are a keeper in my recipe file.Thanks!”

  • “My husband LOVED LOVED LOVED these! My kids (who I thought would go nuts over these, have said no??) Not sure why, but that just means more for my husband and myself!!! I have frozen these (and take a few for the day in the morning).I used a 10×15 dish and there was PLENTY!!Thank you for a fantastic recipe that will be used for many years!!”

  • “I have made these many times over the past month or so since I fisrt tried the recipe.Everytime I make them, someone new tries them and I have to make more and more and more.I have made them both with and without nuts (sadly some people don’t care for nuts), and they get rave reviews regardless! I prefer to use the coarser, long-cooking oatmeal because I feel it gives a nuttier flavor.Bar cookies are my favorites to make, and this cookie is supreme!Many thanks from me, my family and my friends!”

  • “These are very good. I used a 9 X 13 pan and it was perfect.”

  • “These oatmeal bars are soooo delicious!Very easy to make and with a yield of 4 dozen they will serve a crowd.This recipe is a keeper!Thanks for sharing.”

  • “These are FABULOUS!!They stay nice and soft.Men really like these!!They are rich and make alot so…don’t be stingy-SHARE!!They kind of remind me of Betty Crocker’s boxed Fudge Jumbles that you could buy in the 80’s.Yooper you know a good thing when you taste it!!”

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