Chocolate Revel Bars

This recipe is adapted from the original recipe in the cookbook Bless This Food.

Ingredients:

1 c. margarine or butter
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
3 c. oatmeal
2 t. vanilla

Filling:
12 oz chocolate chips ( I used 200 g. dark chocolate)
1 (15 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 T. butter or margarine
1 c. chopped walnuts
2 t. vanilla

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C. 
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 
3. Mix in eggs and vanilla
4. Add dry ingredients and stir until well blended. 
5. Press 2/3 of this mixture into 9x13 in. pan. 
6. Prepare filling by melting together the chocolate with the sweetened milk and butter. 
7. Add remaining ingredients to filling and mix well. 
8. Pour this chocolate sauce over oatmeal mixture in pan. 
9. Dot with remaining oatmeal mixture. 
10. Bake at 350 degrees F or apx. 175 degrees C until golden brown
11. Makes about 40 bars.