Chocolate Revel Bars

Need a delicious treat to sweeten your Christmas season? Are you tired of icing dozens of Christmas cookies? We’ve got you covered with these rich and easy chocolate revel bars.

Bar Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter or margarine
• 2 cups of brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. of vanilla
• 2 ½ cups of sifted flour
• 1 tsp. of baking soda
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 3 cups of quick oatmeal

Filling Ingredients

• 12 oz. package of chocolate chips
• 15 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tbsp. of butter or margarine
• ½ tsp. of salt
• 1 cup of chopped walnuts or almonds (optional)
• 2 tsp. of vanilla

Substitutions/Adjustments

Depending on your class size, you might want to double your batch. However, a little goes a long way when you use a cookie sheet. (And these bars are very rich!)

It is possible to use gluten-free flour in this recipe, but you might need to add a little extra. You can skip the nuts for students with allergies without affecting the bars’ taste.

If you do not have a baking sheet, it is possible to successfully make this recipe in a 9×13 pan. However, your bars with be a little softer and a lot thicker.

Let’s Get Started!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Take out a 15 ½ x 10 ½ x 1” baking sheet. You will need two bowls to mix your dry and wet ingredients and a pan to melt your filling ingredients.
2. Start by creaming the butter and sugar together in the first bowl. You want the mixture to be light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
3. In the second bowl, sift together the baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix in the oatmeal.
4. Combine and stir your wet and dry ingredients.
5. Spread 2/3 of the oatmeal mixture in the bottom of your baking sheet. Set aside for now.
6. On the stove, melt the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter, and salt from your filling ingredients. When the mixture is smooth, add your vanilla and nuts (if desired).
7. Cover the oatmeal mixture on your baking sheet with the chocolate filling. Dot the filling with the remaining 1/3 of the oatmeal mixture.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy!