FUDGE FILLED NUTTY OATMEAL BARS

• 1 cbutter, -- softened
• 2 cdark brown sugar -- packed
• 2 eggs
• 2 ts vanilla extract
• 1 ts powdered instant coffee
• 3 cquick-cooking oats
• 2 1 /2 c all-purpose flour
• 1 ts baking soda
• 1 /2 ts salt
• 1 1 /2 c toasted walnuts -- chopped
• :Chocolate filling:
• 1 TB butter
• 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
• :broken into pieces
• 1 /2 c sugar
• 1 1 4 ounce cansweetened
• :condensed milk (Eagle Brand
• :type)
• 2 ts vanilla extract

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

Recipe By
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THE DESSERT SHOW