12 weeks of Christmas Cookies #6-Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars

Ok, we are into Week # 6 of the 12 Cookies of Christmas and this is a new one for me. I found it over at Valerie's blog, Valerie's Attempt at Pondering. This is my second cookie recipe of hers that I have tried and she hasn't let me down yet. Even my sister, Donna, has tried one of her cookies and they looked awesome. You have to take a peek at her blog, there are so many good things on it. Just look at the desserts alone and you will bookmark quite a few, trust me. So, this is a bar cookie and it is easy and fudgy with a bit of a crunch from the oatmeal topping. If there is any drawback at all to this cookie it would be that when left out, the chocolate gets soft and they get a bit messy. I kept mine in the fridge and they were so good. I am not a big chocolate fan, but my husband, who is, loved them. And it is the holidays, a little bit of mess never hurt anyone, right?




Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars


Dough:

3/4 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup quick cooking oats


Filling:

1 cup semi sweet choc chips
1 (14) oz can sweetened condensed milk



Directions:


Preheat oven to 350.
Cream butter,sugar and salt in a mixer.

Add flour and oatmeal, blend until it holds together. Heat milk in saucepan and add chocolate chips.

Use low heat and stir until chips are melted and you have a smooth chocolate cream.

Using a 9x13 pan, press 3/4 of the dough mixture in the greased pan, spreading and patting it to cover the whole surface.

Pour chocolate cream over crust. Crumble last bit of the dough over the chocolate, creating a third spotty layer.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool a long time before cutting or do what I did and refrigerate overnight. Made it much easier to cut.

Here they are. They look good, they taste good and would be a great addition to a holiday tray or great as a hostess gift.

The crust is so good, it is like an oatmeal shortbread with a layer of chocolate fudge on top. As my girl, Ina, would say, How bad could that be?

Take a look at what the other elves have made:

April @ Abbey Sweets
Kim @ My Kentucky Home
Megan @ Megan's Cookin
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes
Megan @ My Baking Adventures