Chocolate Filled Oatmeal Bars
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- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon powdered instant coffee
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Chocolate filling
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 2⁄3 cup cocoa
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a jelly roll pan (10x15 or so).
- In large mixer bowl cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee.
- Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Batter will be stiff, stir in last part by hand, if necessary.
- Reserve approximately 2 cups dough. Press remainder evenly over bottom of jelly roll pan.
- Prepare chocolate filling:.
- Melt margarine in medium saucepan over low heat.
- Stir in cocoa and sugar.
- Add sweetened condensed milk.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Spread filling over oatmeal mixture in pan. Sprinkle reserved oatmeal mixture over chocolate.
- Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Chocolate will stay soft.
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