Chocolate Filled Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon powdered instant coffee
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour a jelly roll pan (10x15 or so).
• 2 in large mixer bowl cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee.
• 3 combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 4 batter will be stiff, stir in last part by hand, if necessary.
• 5 reserve approximately 2 cups dough. press remainder evenly over bottom of jelly roll pan.
• 6 prepare chocolate filling:.
• 7 melt margarine in medium saucepan over low heat.
• 8 stir in cocoa and sugar.
• 9 add sweetened condensed milk.
• 10 cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
• 11 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 12 spread filling over oatmeal mixture in pan. sprinkle reserved oatmeal mixture over chocolate.
• 13 bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. chocolate will stay soft.