Fudgy Chocolate-oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 75
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups of packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 set aside 2 tbsp of butter.
• 3 beat remaining butter in large bowl on medium speed of mixer for 30 seconds.
• 4 add brown sugar and beat until combined.
• 5 beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla.
• 6 stir together flour and baking soda in another large bowl.
• 7 stir in oats.
• 8 gradually stir flour mixture into beaten mixture, set aside.
• 9 combine remaining 2 tbsp of butter, sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in medium saucepan.
• 10 cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.
• 11 remove from heat.
• 12 stir in 3/4 cup of almonds and remaining vanilla.
• 13 press 3 1/3 cups of oats mixture into bottom of an ungreased 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 14 spread chocolate mixture over the oats mixture.
• 15 using your fingers dot remaining oats mixture over the chocolate.
• 16 sprinkle the remaining almonds.
• 17 bake about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned (chocolate mixture will still look moist)
• 18 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 19 cut into 2x1-inch bars.