Title: Chocolate oatmeal bars
 Categories: Bar cookies
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
MMMMM---------------------------CRUST--------------------------------
  2 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Vegetable shortening
      2 c  Light brown sugar; packed
      2 lg Eggs
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      3 c  Rolled oats

MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
      1    Semisweet chocolate chips
      2 tb Butter
      1    Sweetened condensed milk
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Walnuts; chopped
 
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  
  To make the crust, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.  In a
  large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening and brown sugar. Beat in
  the eggs and vanilla.  Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Fold
  in the rolled oats. Press 2/3 of the crust mixture into an ungreased
  13 x 9 inch baking pan.
  
  To prepare the filling, melt the chocolate chips and butter in a
  double boiler over low heat, stirring until smooth.  Remove from heat
  and stir in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Fold in the
  nuts.
  
  Spread the filling evenly over the crust in the baking pan.  Press the
  remaining crust mixture on top of the filling.  Bake for 25 to 30
  minutes, until firm to the touch.  Cool in the pan on a wire rack
  before butting into large or small bars.
  
  Variation:  I substituted approximately 1 cup coconut for the nuts.
  It was very good. Contributor: 1001 Cookie Recipes from Gregg R.
  Gillespie