Fudge Filled Nutty Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients & Directions
1 c Butter,; softened
2 c Dark brown sugar; packed
2 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 ts Powdered instant coffee
3 c Quick-cooking oats
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Toasted walnuts; chopped
Chocolate filling:
1 tb Butter
4 oz Unsweetened baking chocolate broken into pieces
1/2 c Sugar
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand Type)
2 ts Vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee. Beat well. Stir together oats, flour, baking soda, salt and 1 cup walnuts. Gradually add oat mixture to butter mixture, beating well until blended (batter will be stiff, stir by hand if necessary at this point). Remove 2 cups of the dough and set aside. Press remaining dough into the bottom of a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan.
For filling: In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add chocolate. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Stir in sugar and sweetened condensed milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Spread chocolate filling over the crust in a jelly roll pan. Sprinkle reserved dough over filling. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup walnuts over all.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool completely in a pan on a wire rack. Serve cut into bars
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