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Fudge Filled Nutty Oatmeal Bars
Author/Submitted by: THE DESSERT SHOW
Servings: 1
Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
butter,,
softened
2
cups
dark brown sugar,
packed
2
eggs 2
teaspoons
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 1 1/2
cups
toasted walnuts,
chopped
Chocolate filling: 1
tablespoon
butter 4
ounces
unsweetened baking chocolate,,
broken into pieces
1/2
cup
sugar 1
14 ounce can
sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand
type) 2
teaspoons
vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter and brown sugar until
creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee. Beat well. Stir together
oats,
flour, baking soda, salt and 1 cup walnuts. Gradually add oat mixture to
butter mixture, beating well until blended (batter will be stiff, stir by
hand if necessary at this point). Remove 2 cups of the dough and set
aside. Press remaining dough into bottom of 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 inch jelly
roll
pan.
For filling: In medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add chocolate.
Cook, stirring, until smooth. Stir in sugar and sweetened condensed milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Spread chocolate filling over crust in
jelly roll pan. Sprinkle reserved dough over filling. Sprinkle remaining
1/2
cup walnuts over all. Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Serve cut into bars
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