chocolate chip oatmeal bars

a perfect afternoon snack!

this recipe is from kendall back in st. andrews. she pulled some of these out of her freezer after dinner one night and they were so good. it's more in the snack department rather than a super sweet dessert. i think they'd be good with peanut butter or coconut mixed in too.

ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted

2 eggs

1 tsp or so pure vanilla

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

pinch of cinnamon (opt)

2 cups quick-cooking oats

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat to 350. Grease 9X13.

In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, eggs, vanilla and sugars.

In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, chocolate chips and nuts.

Pour flour mixture into wet ingredients and stir all together.

Spread evenly into baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.

Let cool and cut into bars.

(These came out pretty thick, so it might work even better on a thinner baking sheet, and reduce the cooking time. They freeze really well too!)

Enjoy!