Chocolate filled walnut oatmeal bars
48 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Margarine |
| ⅔ | cup | Cocoa |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 14 | ounces | Can sweetened condensed milk |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Margarine; softened |
| 2 | cups | Packed light brown sugar |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Powdered instant coffee |
| 3 | cups | Quick oats |
| 2½ | cup | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1½ | cup | Chopped walnuts; divided |
Directions
Melt margarine in Microwave. Add cocoa and sugar and stir. Add sweetened condensed milk. Microwave and stir to thick, smooth consistency. Remove from oven. Add 1½ tsp. vanilla. Heat oven to 350 F. In large mixer bowl, beat softened margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla and coffee powder. Beat well. In separate bowl, mix oats, flour, soda, salt and 1 cup of chopped nuts. Gradually add to butter mixture, the last ¼ by hand. Remove 2 cups of mixture. Press rest into a 15 1/2x10 ½" pan, ungreased. Top with chocolate filling. Sprinkle on rest of oat mixture and top with last ½ cup nuts. Press down lightly. Bake at 350 F. for 25 minutes, or until golden. Cool well before cutting into bars.
MC formatting and posted on Kitmailbox 11-2-97 by bobbi744@...
Per serving: 410 Calories; 14g Fat (31% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 64g Carbohydrate; 38mg Cholesterol; 234mg Sodium Recipe by: Unknown
From The Chocolate Archives, Dec 1997,