Best Double Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Recipes

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.