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Oatmeal Cooke Fudge Bars on a wooden board, with more bars in the background

Oatmeal Cookie Fudge Bars

These oatmeal cookie bars made with a decadent fudge layer are hard to resist!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie bars, cookie bars recipe, fudge bars
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Refrigerate: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 23 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 305kcal
Author: Donnalea

Equipment

8 x 8" baking pan
saucepan
parchment paper

Ingredients

Base

  • 320 grams Dad's cookies (or 27 cookies), crushed
  • ½ cup butter melted

Chocolate layer

  • ¼ cup butter
  • 3 ounces semi sweet chocolate
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup walnuts divided
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder optional

Instructions

Base and topping

  • Combine the crushed cookies and ½ cup melted butter.
  • Press into an 8x8" pan and bake 10 min at 350˚F. Remove from oven and cool on rack.

Chocolate layer

  • In a saucepan over medium low heat, melt ¼ cup butter and semi sweet chocolate squares. Stir till well blended. Remove from heat.
  • Add ½ cup walnuts, icing sugar, vanilla and espresso powder (if using) and mix. It will be thick. 
  • Beat egg and add to chocolate mixture. Blend together well, then return to medium heat and cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly.
  • Pour over cooled base. Then sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of the walnuts over the top. 
  • Refrigerated until set then cut into squares. 

Notes

  • A food processor is recommended to crush the cookies. Alternately put cookies in a zippered bag and crush with a rolling pin.

Nutrition

Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 302IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg