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Fudgy Chocolate Mint Oatmeal Squares

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1-1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 cup chopped nuts
1-1/2 cups (10 oz pkg) Nestle Toll House Mint Chocolate Morsels
1-1/4 cups (14 oz can) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
2 tbsp butter or margarine


Combine flour and baking soda in small bowl. Beat sugar and ½ cup butter in large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and nuts. Press 2 cups oat mixture onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan.

Melt morsels, sweetened condensed milk and 2 tbsp butter in heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth; pour over crust. Crumble remaining oat mixture over filling.

Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is set and topping begins to brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes about 30 squares.