Mocha Crumble Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
• 2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil.
• 2 in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until light and creamy.
• 3 on medium speed, beat in egg.
• 4 in another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until dough is smooth. stir in oats and walnuts.
• 6 reserve 1 cup dough for topping. press remaining dough into bottom of prepared pan.
• 7 in a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, condensed milk, instant coffee and remaining cinnamon over medium heat; stir until smooth.
• 8 spread mixture evenly over the dough in the pan, smoothing the surface with a spatula; crumble reserved dough on the top.
• 9 sprinkle with the remaining chocolate chips. bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. cool completely on a wire rack. lift foil to remove from pan; cut into 2-inch bars.