Double Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a 8×8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil with cooking spray ( overhangs the edges of the foil to lift the bars easier from the pan) .
• Combine flour, oats, 11/3 cups light brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, add 101/2 tablespoons melted butter and stir to combine.
• Press half of mixture firmly into the pan and bake about 8 minutes, cool it.
• To make the filling, melt the butter and chocolate chips together and stir until it's smooth.
• Whisk together flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
• Whisk eggs into cooled chocolate mixture, then stir in flour mixture.
• Pour chocolate filling over cooled crust and top with remaining oatmeal mixture.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool completely before serving

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla extract. Add oats and cook over low heat until combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread 1/2 of the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
• Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth, about 4 minutes. Pour chocolate mixture over oat layer and spread evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate, pressing in gently.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until set, 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• To prepare Filling: In a heavy pot, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and chocolate chips. Add the evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the white sugar. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and cool.
• To prepare cookie base: Cream 1 1/2 cups of the butter and the brown sugar together. Add the vanilla and the egg, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking soda, and 1 3/4 cups of the oats and blend well.
• Press 2/3 of this mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. Spread the cooled filling on top of the cookie crust.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of oats with the remainder of the cookie base, and crumble over the filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-OAT BARS

Steps:

• Heat chocolate chips and milk in 1-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; set aside. Heat oven to 350°. Spray square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches, with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; set aside. Stir brown sugar, oil, vanilla and egg product in medium bowl with fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup dough in small bowl for topping.
• Pat remaining dough in pan (spray fingers with cooking spray or lightly flour if dough is sticky). Spread chocolate mixture over dough. Add 2 tablespoons oats and the butter to reserved dough; mix with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Drop small spoonfuls of oat mixture evenly over chocolate mixture.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• Cream butter or margarine with both sugars.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Add vanilla and continue mixing.
• Sift together flour soda, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed ingredients, mix well.
• Add oats and continue mixing.
• Add 1 cup chocolate chips until well blended.
• With a large spoon, drop six large mounds into prepared baking pan.
• Cut a piece of plastic wrap large enough to cover pan.
• Place plastic wrap over mounds and press with your hand to spread the dough evenly; cover the entire pan with dough.
• Remove plastic wrap.
• Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until light brown--Do not over bake.
• Remove pan from oven and turn off oven.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 to 2 cups chocolate chips over the baked bars.
• Return to cooling oven for 30 seconds.
• Remove pan from oven.
• Use a plastic spatula to spread the melted chocolate until it completely covers the bars.
• Place in refrigerator until chocolate is cold and firm.
• Cut into squares.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, letting ends extend about 2 inches above pan.
• Lightly coat with nonstick spray.
• FILLING: Microwave milk and chocolate in a 1-qt glass measure on high until steaming hot.
• Let stand 1 minute until chocolate melts and mixture is well blended and thickened.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Put next 5 ingredients in a large bowl: beat with mixer until fluffy.
• Add flour; beat just until blended.
• Stir in oats (mixture will be crumbly).
• Press 2/3 firmly over bottom of pan.
• Spread evenly with chocolate mixture, then sprinkle with remaining oat mixture and the M&M's.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes until lightly browned on top.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Lift foil by ends to cutting board.
• Cut into 48 bars.

CHOCOLATE OAT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Set aside., In a large heavy saucepan over low heat, combine the condensed milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt. Cook and stir until smooth. Add the nuts and remaining vanilla. Press 4 cups oat mixture into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan; spread with chocolate mixture. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and butter; pat onto the bottom of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , In a microwave, heat milk and 1 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chips., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until chips begin to melt but do not lose their shape. Cool on a wire rack.