OATMEAL-FUDGE BARS

Oatmeal Layer:
1/2 cup soft margarine
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla
3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Fudge Layer:
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 T butter
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 t vanilla

Grease 9 X 9 baking pan.  Beat margarine and sugar until fluffy.  Beat in egg and vanilla.  Sift flour with soda and salt into mixture.  Stir well.  Stir in oats and nuts.  Save one cup for topping.  Press remainder into prepared pan.  Preheat oven to 350.  In saucepan combine chips, salt, milk, and margarine.  Stir over heat until melted.  Remove from heat and stir in nuts and vanilla.  Spread chocolate mixture over oatmeal layer and distribute reserved oatmeal mixture over all.  Bake 25 minutes or until surface is lightly brown.  Let cool completely in pan on rack.  Cut into bars.

This one is all right.  There are other chocolate/oat cookies that I like more, but it's still pretty good.