Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
These delicious Walnut Chocolate Chip Bars combine the nutty flavor of walnuts with rich bittersweet chocolate in a chewy, satisfying treat. Perfect for an afternoon snack or a sweet ending to your meal, these bars are easy to make and sure to impress your friends and family. Get ready to indulge in every bite of these heavenly bars!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. plus 12 Tbs. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup walnut pieces
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
- 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350°F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly grease the foil with the 2 tsp. butter.
- Spread the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly, then chop coarsely; set aside. Leave the oven set at 350°F.
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In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, oats, baking powder and salt; set aside.
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In another large bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat together the 12 Tbs. butter and the brown sugar until light and well blended. Beat in the eggs one at a time, stopping the mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla.
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Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or beat on low speed with the electric mixer until just combined. Stir in the chocolate and walnuts.
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Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking dish. Bake until the top is golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 35 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the bar cool completely in the pan. Use the edges of the foil to lift the bar out of the pan onto a cutting board. Cut into 24 bars. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Makes 24 bars.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma <i>Healthy in a Hurry</i>, by Karen Ansel, MS, RD and Charity Ferreira (Weldon Owen, 2011).
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