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Oatmeal Brownie Bars Recipe

Lynette Rens of Maynard, Minnesota sent us these over-the-top brownie bars. They were chocolatey and delicious, and our tasting panel absolutely loved them!

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Oatmeal Brownie Bars Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

20 20 40

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup fat-free milk
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
5 tablespoons butter, cubed

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Beat in walnuts.
Spread batter into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 30-60 seconds or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips and butter until smooth. Immediately spread over bars. Let stand until frosting is set. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.

Lighter version: Makeover Oatmeal Brownie Bars

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 286 calories, 15 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 128 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Oatmeal Brownie Bars in Healthy Cooking April/May 2008

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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by ozborne

Great brownie bar! Instead of 1 C white flour I changed it to1/2C white flour and 1/2C wheat flour. Also left off the frosting as I thought that would be too much and instead stirred 1 cup of mini chocolate chips into the batter. Changes worked perfectly!