Karlyn's Yummy Bars
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Recipe type: Cookies/dessert
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Serves: 36
 
This recipe is a crowd favorite every time!
Ingredients
  • 1½ tsp soda
  • 1½ cup room temperature unsalted butter (or margarine)
  • 11/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • ¾ tsp salt (if using salted butter, do dot add this also!)
  • 3 cups oatmeal
  • 1 bag of chocolate chips, divided
  • 1½ tablespoon shortening, or butter,or coconut oil
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
  1. Mix butter and sugar until fluffy.
  2. Add flour and baking soda and mix until crumbly.
  3. Add Oatmeal.
  4. Set aside 1 ½ cups of the oatmeal mixture to put on the top of the bars half way through cooking. Pat remainder into large cookie sheet pan. Bake at 350 for 10 min.
  5. While they bake prepare chocolate layer:
  6. Chocolate layer: combine shortening, one half bag (12 oz) of chocolate chips, and 1 can sweetened condensed milk in a heat safe microwaveable bowl. heat for one minute or until just melted and combined.
  7. When cookies have baked for the first ten minutes, open oven, and remove pan briefly (you're going to put it right back in in just a minute). Drizzle chocolate mixture over crust, gently spread over the whole top, then sprinkle remaining oatmeal crumb mixture over the top. Finally, sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips (about 1 cup).
  8. Bake another 15 min. or until top is golden brown. Cut into squares to serve.
Recipe by Table for Fifty at https://tableforfifty.com/yummy-bars-oatmeal-chocolate-cookie/