Fudgy Oatmeal Cookie Bars Recipes

OATMEAL FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs in a large bowl; mix until smooth.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and oats together in another bowl. Add to the butter mixture slowly; mix using an electric mixer until combined.
• Spread 3/4 the oat mixture into an ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan using a spatula. Press lightly into the bottom of the pan to make the surface even.
• Combine chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, 1/3 cup butter, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour fudge over the oatmeal base and spread evenly.
• Drop tablespoons of remaining oatmeal mixture over the fudge. Press oatmeal down lightly to flatten and swirl into the fudge.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes; the chocolate should still be moist. Cool completely on a wire rack, about 45 minutes. Cut into squares.

FUDGY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in oats by hand. Press two-thirds of mixture into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , For filling, heat butter, milk and chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; stir in the nuts, vanilla and salt. Spread over oat mixture in pan. , Drop reserved oat mixture by teaspoonfuls onto filling. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cut into bars while warm.

FUDGY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease 10x15 jellyroll pan.
• In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, 1 c butter, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla.
• Stir in flor, baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Stir in oats.
• Press oatmeal mixture into prepared pan.
• Melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk and 2 Tbsp butter in saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in nuts, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Spread over oatmeal base.
• Bake until golden brown approximately 25-30 minutes.
• While warm, cut into bars.

FUDGY OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter for 2-3 minutes until whipped. Add brown sugar and beat for another 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue to beat for another 1-2 minutes.
• Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture and mix just until barely combined. Set aside while making the chocolate layer.
• In a medium saucepan, mix all of the chocolate fudge ingredients together over low heat. Stir until everything is melted and smooth and then remove from heat.
• Press 2/3 of the oatmeal cookie dough into the bottom of a greased 9X13 pan. Spread the chocolate fudge over the oatmeal layer and then drop the remaining oatmeal cookie dough over the top.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top begins to lightly brown. Let cool completely before cutting. They can be stored and served at room temperature, but they are delicious cold from the fridge as well!

FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. In a large bowl, combine mix together the brown sugar, 3/4 cup margarine, eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Stir in baking mix and oats. Set aside.
• To Make Filling: Heat chocolate chips, condensed milk, 2 tablespoons margarine or butter and salt in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and 2 tablespoons vanilla.
• Press about two-thirds of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the pan. Spread evenly. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over oatmeal layer. Drop remaining one-third of oatmeal mixture by tablespoons on top of the chocolate mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream butter, sugar and salt in a mixer.
• Add flour and oatmeal, blend until it holds together.
• Heat milk in a pan and add chocolate chips.
• Use low heat and stir until the chips are melted and you have a smooth chocolate cream.
• Using a 9x13 pan, press 3/4 of the dough mixture in the pan, spreading and patting it to cover the whole surface.
• Pour chocolate cream over crust.
• Crumble last bit of dough over the chocolate, creating a third spotty layer.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool, cut, transfer to a wax paper lined tray and allow to firm up a bit before serving- I leave them for a few hours and they become fudge-like, but they are still yummy if you eat them sooner than that.
• You can also use a smaller pan- I have used a 10" square and just baked a little longer for a thicker bar, which required a longer cooling time as well.
• Note: removing to the wax paper is necessary-- if you cool them too long in the pan they are hard to remove, as the bottom crust tends to stick to the pan.

FUDGE-NUT OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture. Spread two-thirds into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; set aside. , For filling, heat the milk, chocolate chips, butter and salt in a microwave-safe bowl until chips are melted. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spread over top. Drop remaining oat mixture by tablespoonfuls over chocolate. , Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.