OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL BARS
These Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bars are easy to make and a wonderful treat!
You will also want to try these delicious Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, they are no bake and everyone loves them.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe is easy to make and a great treat! If you love oatmeal this is a great bar! You use other chips, I think butterscotch would be great too or peanut butter. You can also omit the nuts or add raisins. Super versatile!
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- All Purpose Flour
- Old Fashioned rolled oats
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- White Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Chocolate Chips
- Nuts (optional)
SWAPS
You can switch out the chocolate chips for peanut butter, butterscotch, etc. Leave the nuts out, add raisins or craisins.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
These oatmeal bars are easy to make and only take about 15 minutes to prepare! You can make these in less than an hour, which is always a plus!
Step 1
Whisk together flour, old-fashioned oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. In another bowl mix butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs and vanilla extract using a mixer.
Step 2
Combine wet and dry mixtures and continue mixing until all ingredients are wet. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts with spoon. I kept out a few chocolate chips and a few nuts to sprinkle on top of batter before cooking in pan.
Step 3
Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool before cutting in squares. Makes about 15 to 20 bars depending on size you cut them.
OTHER OATMEAL RECIPES
If you love oatmeal recipes definitely check out these too!
STORING & SERVING SIZE
We store these in an airtight container and they keep well! These are made in a 9X13 so they make 15-20 bars!
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter or 2 sticks or 16 tablespoons softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts of your choice I used pecans
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, old-fashioned oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl mix butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs and vanilla extract using a mixer.
- Combine wet and dry mixtures and continue mixing until all ingredients are wet. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts with spoon. I kept out a few chocolate chips and a few nuts to sprinkle on top of batter before cooking in pan.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center test done.
- Let cool before cutting in squares. Makes about 15 to 20 bars depending on size you cut them.
Notes
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What is the nutrition breakdown??
I have no idea Bonnie, we have to pay for that feature and right now that isn’t in the budget.. maybe one day!
Thank you! My husband is diabetic so it’s very helpful to have the nutritional information.
These are fabulous! I made them for my husband, he loved them, shared some with his family members and then shared your recipe with them! This is a dessert I will make over and over.
So glad they were a hit!
Made these oatmeal bars today and they are fantastic. My husband loves them.
YAY!! We love these too! So glad you gave them a try!
Made these bars for my husband’s Christmas golf party and received five (5) compliments from the men and two (2) from wives and not a crumb left. They were the biggest hit at the party of 35.
Your recipes are always a hit!!!
Fran, this is just wonderful! I am so glad they were a hit! Thank you so much for letting us know. We are just so glad you love the recipes.
Hi I made the bars and I added coconut flakes they r really good
I love these? could I use coconut oil in place of the butter?
I can’t say as I have never tried it, but it may work.
Five stars for sure. These were so easy to make and really delicious. thanks for sharing this great recipe.
Delicious. Added super fine chopped pecans as the mix in and Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips. They baked up perfectly at 30 min. They are addictive.
i forgot also that i put 1 cup of chocolate chips…in sted of 2… I really love this recipe. Thanks again
I modified a little this recipe ( less sugar i put 1/2 cup of each type of sugar) and i make it all the time now. Thank you very much for sharing this.
Cut the chocolate chips and I would try it in a larger pan, I ended up having to bake it for close to an hour. Otherwise great recipe
Added dried cranberries and sunflower seeds, cut chocolate chips to one cup to make breakfast bars. Love this recipe. It was easy to make and so adaptable.
Will definitely give these bars a try. I will use raisins in them too and cut down on the chocolate chips, otherwise all will be the same. Plus will use pecans as suggested.
Hi…
Made these, and wonder if this size pan was right?
They are awfully thick! I cut them in smaller bars because with all those chocolate chips, they were really rich!
Next time I make them, I will bake them in a larger pan to make them somewhat thinner, and only put in 1 cup of chip-In think 2 cups is way too much and too sweet! Seems like that’s all you’re eating is the chips!
Thanx
Yes, the pan size is correct, a 9X13 is pretty large pan.