Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
• 3 cups quick oats
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts (chopped)

1. In a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar.
2. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
3. Combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture.
4. Press two-thirds of oat mixture into a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
5. In a saucepan, combine milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt.
6. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted.
7. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and remaining vanilla.
8. Spread over the crust.
9. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
10. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Cool.
12. Cut into squares.

butter, butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, oats, flour, salt, baking soda, condensed milk, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-oatmeal-bars-15763 (may not work)