Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• Cream butter or margarine with both sugars.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Add vanilla and continue mixing.
• Sift together flour soda, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed ingredients, mix well.
• Add oats and continue mixing.
• Add 1 cup chocolate chips until well blended.
• With a large spoon, drop six large mounds into prepared baking pan.
• Cut a piece of plastic wrap large enough to cover pan.
• Place plastic wrap over mounds and press with your hand to spread the dough evenly; cover the entire pan with dough.
• Remove plastic wrap.
• Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until light brown--Do not over bake.
• Remove pan from oven and turn off oven.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 to 2 cups chocolate chips over the baked bars.
• Return to cooling oven for 30 seconds.
• Remove pan from oven.
• Use a plastic spatula to spread the melted chocolate until it completely covers the bars.
• Place in refrigerator until chocolate is cold and firm.
• Cut into squares.