CHOCOLATE OAT BARS 
1 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 c. rolled oats
2 c. (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add rolled oats to flour mixture. Over low heat combine chocolate pieces, sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt; stir until smooth, then add walnuts and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Now combine the egg and flour mixtures and pat about 2/3 of it into a 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch cookie sheet. Pour chocolate mixture over all, then dot with the remaining one-third batter. Bake about 25 minutes. Yield: 48 (1 x 2 inch) sticks.

 

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