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Fudge- Nut Layer Bars
*This recipe has been a RecipeGirl family favorite for years and years. We always make a couple of batches of these to include with our holiday baking marathons.
FUDGE- NUT LAYER BARS
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1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbs butter
¼ tsp salt
½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg, unbeaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups quick cooking oatmeal
¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9×9″ or 11×7″ pan.
2. Melt first four ingredients in top of double boiler. Remove from heat and add ½ cup walnuts and 1 t. vanilla. Set aside.
3. Sift together flour, baking soda and ½ t. salt. Set aside.
4. Cream together butter and brown sugar. Add egg and 1 t. vanilla Stir in sifted dry ingredients and the rolled oats.
5. Press 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan. Spread with chocolate filling mixture. Crumble remaining batter over the filling and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup chopped walnuts.
6. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely and cut into bars.
Yield: 30 bars
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Anna — March 3, 2009 @ 10:02 PM
This looks amazing! Do you know if I can make these using old fashioned oats instead of quick-cooking? What adjustments would you make?
RecipeGirl replied: — March 4th, 2009 @ 5:13 AM
Anna-
I believe if you sub old-fashioned for quick cooking, the texture will be a bit different… perhaps not as soft and a little on the grainy side. I know it’s a hassle to keep both in your pantry, but I usually do. If you try the old fashioned kind, do let me know how they worked out!
Wendy — April 9, 2009 @ 10:53 AM
I tried this recipe and it was pretty good! I thought the “cookie” layer was just a tiny bit dry, so made it again added 2-3 more tablespoons of butter and more brown sugar for moisture. It was a HUGE hit – thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe!! (Oh, I also doubled the nuts – i used pecans – but I double nuts in most recipes. we are nutty kinda people! ha!!)