Butterscotch Chocolate Oatmeal Squares

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened, divided
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups robin hood oats or 3 cups old mill oats
• 1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat)
• 1 (300 ml) package butterscotch chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/4 cups almonds, sliced, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line a 15x10x3/4 -inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper, overlapping the longer sides for easy removal.
• 2 reserve 2 tablespoons butter. beat remaining butter and brown sugar on medium speed of an electric mixer. beat in eggs and vanilla extract. gradually add flour, baking soda and oats . mix well. set aside 2 cups for topping. press remaining pat mixture into prepared pan.
• 3 combine reserved 2 tablespoons butter, eagle brand, butterscotch chips and chocolate chips in medium saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring often until chocolate is melted. remove from heat. stir in 3/4 cup almonds. spread chocolate mixture evenly over base. crumble reserved oat mixture over filling. sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup almonds on top.
• 4 bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until top is lightly brown. cool in pan on wire rack. cut into 2-inch squares. freezes well.