mrs. larson's bars

mmmm just the sound of this recipe makes my mouth water
it's a fudgey oatmealy pan of goodness
my mom made this when my friends would come over as i was growing up
and i still love it!
delicious

i made it recently to contribute to kilcona's love winnipeg "sweets drive"
i hope people liked it as much as i do!
*also, i have no clue who mrs. larson is!

mrs. larson's bars
crust:
1 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
3 cups oatmeal

filling:
1 - 12oz pkg chocolate chips
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 can eaglebrand sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp salt

crust:
cream butter and sugars; add eggs, vanilla and mix well. add in flour, salt and baking soda. add oatmeal and mix into a crumbly texture. reserve 1/4 of this for topping. pat remainder into bottom of an 18x15 jelly roll pan or 2 9x13 pans

filling:
combine and melt in microwave. spread over crust. sprinkle with leftover oatmeal topping.

bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
enjoy!