Chew chocolate-oat chip bars

Chewy Chocolate-Oat Chip Bars - Luella Bradford

Submitted by Lavon Mills

1 cup margarine or butter, softened

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar½  cup granulated sugar

2 eggs2 TB. milk

2 tsp. vanilla1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda½  tsp. salt (optional)

2 ½  cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioed, uncooked)2 cups (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Beat margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and nuts; mix well.

 Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13" x 9" inch baking pan.

Bake 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store tightly covered.Servings: 32 bars