Oatmeal Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups oats (quick-cooking or old-fashioned)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter, softened (can sub equal amount of margarine)
• 15 ounces brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup nuts (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease bottom only of 13x9x2 pan.
• 3 for oat mixture:.
• 4 mix oats, flour, brown sugar and baking soda.
• 5 stir in butter.
• 6 reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture and press remaining oat mixture into prepared pan.
• 7 bake 10 minutes and then let cool for 5 minutes.
• 8 for brownie mixture:.
• 9 stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and eggs in medium bowl about 50 strokes or until well blended.
• 10 stir in nuts.
• 11 spread over oat layer and then sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
• 12 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in pan comes out clean (checking 2 inches from side of pan).
• 13 cool completely before cutting.