Quick Easy Oatmeal Bars With Chocolate Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Grease a 9x9 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Mix in the oats. Cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes, or until ingredients are well blended. Press half of mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve the other half for topping.
• Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture over the crust in the pan, and spread evenly with a knife or the back of a spoon.
• Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer, pressing in gently. Cover, and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add the flour and oats; mix well. Pour into a lightly greased 11x7-in. baking pan. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with chips; when melted, spread chocolate over bars. Top with nuts. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Combine butter, brown sugar, and vanilla and beat until creamy.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Add the flour and oatmeal.
• Spread in a greased 9x13 pan.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Combine chocolate chips and shortening and melt in a double boiler or carefully in a saucepan.
• Spread over baked mixture.
• Sprinkle with chopped nuts.