1 cup butter softened (I use betterlife buttery baking bars--healthier and don't change taste at all) divided up
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 cups quick-cooking rolling oats (I used old fashioned oats, I like the texture better)
1 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate pieces
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (I used fat free and it was still very rich)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (I don't like either so I used coconut--will increase to 2-3cups next time
2 teaspoon vanilla (I omitted this last bit of vanilla--it was already rich enough without it)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Reserve 2 tablespoons of butter for filling. In a large bowl beat the remaining butter with an electric mixer on med to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla until combined. Beat in flour until combined and stir in oats.
For filling, in a medium saucepan combine the reserved 2 tablespoons butter, chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts (or coconut) and 2 teaspoon vanilla (again, I deleted this).
Press 2/3 (about 3 1/2 cups) of the oat mixture evenly on bottom of an ungreased 15X10X1 baking pan(hint-if you wet your fingers with water then press the oat mixture it won't stick to your fingers) (I used my medium sized jelly roll pan). Spread with filling. Crumble the remaining oat mixture evenly over top.
Bake in preheated oven about 25-30 minutes or until top is lightly browned, filling will still look moist. Cool in pan. Cut into bars, makes about 60 bars!
Very good, I liked this recipe a lot!! Will definitely remake with lots of coconut!
Next recipe will be Roly Poly Santas-- a little late for the season but they look great!!
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