Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats ( or old-fashioned)
1 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts ( optional, I don’t use them)
Directions:
Grease a 9×13 baking pan; set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar; add eggs and vanilla.
In a small bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Mix in oats.
In a heavy saucepan, mix sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, and butter; heat just until melted. Stir in vanilla and nuts if using.
Spread 2/3 of the oatmeal dough (will be stiff) into prepared baking pan. Spread with chocolate mixture. Drop remaining 1/3 of dough on top by spoonfuls.
Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely (if you cut them while they are still warm at all they will be gooey and fall apart), then cut into bars.
Servings: 36
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 45 min.