Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

This recipe was pretty simple - a cookie crust flavored with milk chocolate chips, oatmeal, finely chopped walnuts, and cinnamon, topped with melted milk chocolate and finely chopped walnuts. The dough is pretty standard, except that there's no salt or leavener (baking soda/powder) involved. Once out of the oven, you sprinkle the remaining milk chocolate chips on top of the hot crust, wait a couple minutes, then spread the chocolate until smooth and top it with the remaining nuts. I was a little surprised that the directions didn't recommend refrigeration at some point, since the chocolate remains shiny and melty even after sitting a while. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this, but I decided not to stack them to lessen the chance of a mess.

I like that this recipe uses milk chocolate, since it's nice and sweet. Also, the cinnamon complements the chocolate well without being overpowering; there's just enough cinnamon to give it flavor, but not too much. The bars are a little dense and chewy, and the melted chocolate on top is just excellent. I'd give these bars a 3 1/2 out of 5. They're good, but not one of my personal favorites.

Cheers!

~Jesia <3