Quick, Easy Oatmeal Bars With Chocolate Topping

Chef Schellies's Note:

I grew up eating these. This is a recipe originally from an old Nestle cookbook that my mom adapted to suit us.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 20.0 Bars

• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour , sifted
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening
• ½ cup walnuts , finely chopped

Directions:

1. Combine butter, brown sugar, and vanilla and beat until creamy.
2. Beat in the eggs.
3. Add the flour and oatmeal.
4. Spread in a greased 9x13 pan.
5. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
6. Cool slightly.
7. Combine chocolate chips and shortening and melt in a double boiler or carefully in a saucepan.
8. Spread over baked mixture.
9. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Reviews

[DuChick]

Your mom knew a good recipe when she found one! I'm glad you shared it with us. It was definitely a quick one to pull together and the oatmeal makes me feel better about eating a yummy bar! I sprinkled half with nuts and left the other half plain for my nutty kids. Made, reviewed and photo-ed for PAC Spring '08.

[Calee]

Very good bars they are like the ones my mom made when I was a kid. Love the oatmeal and the chocolate topping. Very quick to make and all the ingredients I usually have on hand. Thanks for taking me down memory lane.