Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy, Grains | Bar cookies | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 1/2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | t | Baking soda |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 1 | c | Vegetable shortening |
| 2 | c | Light brown sugar, packed |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | t | Vanilla extract |
| 3 | c | Rolled oats |
| 1 | Semisweet chocolate chips | |
| 2 | T | Butter |
| 1 | Sweetened condensed milk | |
| 2 | t | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | c | Walnuts, chopped |
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. To make the crust, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Fold in the rolled oats. Press 2/3 of the crust mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan. To prepare the filling, melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Fold in the nuts. Spread the filling evenly over the crust in the baking pan. Press the remaining crust mixture on top of the filling. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until firm to the touch. Cool in the pan on a wire rack before butting into large or small bars. Variation: I substituted approximately 1 cup coconut for the nuts. It was very good. Contributor: 1001 Cookie Recipes from Gregg R. Gillespie Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #146 by Shirley Jackson <sjack@gte.net> on May 26, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 4686
Calories From Fat: 3068
Total Fat: 350.9g
Cholesterol: 547.8mg
Sodium: 3751.7mg
Potassium: 1020.5mg
Carbohydrates: 329.3g
Fiber: 23g
Sugar: 6.4g
Protein: 67.7g