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Old-Fashioned Goodness

Like Michelle I had a hard time choosing a favorite. My favorite thing about all of grandma's cookies is the cookie dough. Most likely because cookie dough is soft and grandma liked her cookies crispy. Whenever I would cook with her she would always say I under cooked them. Old-Fashioned Goodness are the only cookie in which I don't like the cookie dough but LOVE the cookie (more of a bar really). We also found out while baking these for the blog that the recipe came from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune back in 1979, the year I was born.

Old Fashioned Goodness

1 c. butter

1 ½ c. brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 c. flour

1 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Salt

2 ½ c. oatmeal

Filling

12 oz. chocolate chips or 2 cups

1 15oz can sweetened condensed milk

2 Tab. Butter soft

1 c. nuts (optional)

1 tes. Vanilla

For cookies base and topping beat together the butter and sugar until they are light and fluffy, blend in the egg and vanilla.  Combine the flour, soda and salt, add and mix well. Stir in the oats and press ½ of the mixture into the bottom of greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan, reserve the remaining mixture for topping.

Filling – melt together the chocolate, condensed milk, butter and salt in heavy pan over low heat until they are smooth.  Stir in the nut, vanilla. Spread them over the uncooked base mixture sprinkle the reserved base mixture evenly over the chocolate layer press down slightly. Bake in 350 oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cut into 2 inch squares.