Cookie Bars

The story behind the recipe. Our Elder's Quorom President is apparently an amazing baker. Not long after he was called he brought these for all the Elders and Jared snatched one for me. I was wondering how he managed to sneak into Relief Society and was shocked to hear they were handed out in Elders Quorom! Very uncharacteristic. I was certain his wife spent hours baking and he took the credit, but she says he did it all on his own! Brother Ruiz also owns an Ultrasound Office and came over to tell us the sex of Porter when I was only 14 week along. I brought him some cookies to say "thank you" but now that I know what an amazing baker he is, it probably wasn't much of a thanks. It was the tastiest treat Jared and I had ever had, and he said "You HAVE to get that recipe!" His wife was kind enough to share. You will LOVE these, but as crazy as this sounds, they are not good warm out of the oven. You have to let them cool, as if you hadn't waited long enough to savor the yumminess. It is well worth the wait though, trust me.

COOKIE DOUGH

1 cup butter

2 cups packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2.5 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3 cups quickoats

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs and beat well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

FUDGE

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tbsp butter

1 cup eagle brand milk

Melt the following ingredients slowly in a saucepan, and then add 2 tsp vanilla.

Grease and flour a 9X13 glass casserolle dish. Spread 1/2 cookie dough mixture on bottom, pressing down. Pour fudge over cookie dough layer, and then place remaining dough mixture on top. (You can't really spread the 2nd 1/2 well, so I take small pieces, flatten them out and spread over fudge until mostly covered - some fudge may be visible in between the blobs.)

BAKE in 350 preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden. Wait to cool, cut in squares and serve.