M&M'S Fudge-Filled Bars

• 2 c. quick oats, uncooked
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 c. chopped nuts
• 1 c. packed light brown sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. margarine, melted
• 2 Tbsp. shortening
• 1 1/2 c. (12 oz. pkg.) M&M's plain candies
• 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1. Heat oven
2. to 375u0b0.
3. Grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch.
4. Mix oats, flour, nuts, brown sugar, baking soda and
5. salt in
6. large
7. bowl.
8. Stir
9. in
10. margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
11. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumbly mixture. Press remaining
12. mixture
13. in
14. pan.
15. Bake
16. 10
17. minutes.
18. Heat shortening in
19. 1
20. quart
21. saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in 1 cup of the candies; press candies with back of spoon until
22. candies break into pieces.
23. Cook and stir until chocolate
24. is melted (pieces of candy coating will remain).
25. Remove from
26. heat.
27. Stir in
28. milk.
29. Spread
30. over
31. baked
32. layer.
33. Mix reserved
34. crumbly mixture and remaining candy.
35. Sprinkle over chocolate
36. mixture; press
37. lightly.
38. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
39. Cool. Cut into bars.
40. Makes about 49 bars, 2 1/4 x 1 1/2-inches.

oats, flour, nuts, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, margarine, shortening, candies, condensed milk

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=630201 (may not work)