Chocolate Filled Walnut Oatmeal Bars
- 1/2 c Margarine
- 2/3 c Cocoa
- 1/4 c Sugar
- 14 oz Can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 ts Vanilla
- 1 c Margarine; softened
- 2 c Packed light brown sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1/2 ts Powdered instant coffee
- 3 c Quick oats
- 2 1/2 c Flour
- 1 ts Baking soda
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 1/2 c Chopped walnuts; divided
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 1 1/2 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 1/4 by hand. Remove 2 cups of mixture. Press rest into a
15 1/2x10 1/2" pan, ungreased. Top with chocolate filling. Sprinkle on rest
of oat mixture and top with last 1/2 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@sojourn.com
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, http://www.choco.com
condensed milk. Microwave and stir to thick, smooth consistency. Remove
from oven. Add 1 1/2 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 1/4 by hand. Remove 2 cups of mixture. Press rest into a
15 1/2x10 1/2" pan, ungreased. Top with chocolate filling. Sprinkle on rest
of oat mixture and top with last 1/2 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@sojourn.com
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, http://www.choco.com
