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| Oatmeal Almond Bars |
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| Category: Cookies |
Kitchen of: Joyce Brooks |
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| Ingredients: |
| 2/3 | cups | butter or margarine, softened |
| 1/2 | cups | firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1/2 | cups | light corn syrup |
| 2 | tsp | vanilla |
| 4 | cups | quick-cooling rolled oats |
| 12 | oz | semi-sweet chocolate chips |
| 1 1/3 | cups | creamy almond butter (or peanut butter) |
| 1/3 | cups | chopped almonds (or peanuts -try to match your butter) |
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| Instructions: |
| 1. | beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy |
| 2. | stir in corn syrup, vanilla, and oats, blending thoroughly |
| 3. | pat dough evenly over bottom of greased 13 x 9 pan |
| 4. | bake at 350 deg for about 20 min or until golden around edges |
| 5. | let cool in pan on a rack, then cover and refrigerate until cold |
| 6. | place chocolate chips and almond butter in 1 1/2 to 2 quart pan |
| 7. | stir over very low heat until melted and smooth (microwave ok) |
| 8. | spread mixture evenly over baked crust then sprinkle with nuts |
| 9. | refrigerate until topping firms slightly (about 15 mins) |
| 10. | cut into bars |
| 11. | store covered in refrigerator |
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| Recipe submitted 12/1/2006 |
