Chocolate Filled Walnut-Oatmeal Bars

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[edit] Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups Packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp Powdered instant coffee (optional)
• 3 cups Quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups Chopped walnuts, divided
• chocolate FILLING (recipe follows)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S cocoa
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

[edit] Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
   
2. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until well blended.
   
3. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee, if desired; beat until fluffy.
   
4. Stir together Oats, flour, baking soda, salt and 1 cup walnuts; gradually stir into butter mixture with spoon.
   
5. Set aside 2 cups dough.
   
6. Press remaining dough evenly onto bottom of ungreased 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan.
   
7. Prepare chocolate FILLING; spread evenly over dough.
   
8. Crumble reserved dough evenly over filling.
   
9. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup walnuts.
   
10. Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown (chocolate will be soft).
    
11. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
    
12. About 4 dozen bars.
    
13. =====chocolate FILLING=====
14. Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat.
    
15. Stir in cocoa and Sugar.
    
16. Add sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
    
17. Remove from heat.
    
18. Stir in vanilla.

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