COOKIES!!! :-D

I made something YUMMY today.....they are my Aunt Rose's Oatmeal Bars!!  They are special because they have chocolate chips and chocolate frosting!  I just HAD to share them with you.....

I don't know why they taste so good.....they are, after all, only chocolate chip oatmeal cookies (which taste great already!).....but there is something about the frosting on them that changes the taste into something even better!
I decided to make cookies because look what I got this past weekend.....

These were on sale at my super Walmart -- I don't know if they had extra or what, but they were all $1.70 each!!  I grabbed what was left!! LOL  I bet these will last me through my Christmas cookie baking, too!

So, the recipe.....
This recipe is from the 1960's -- my father's sister Rose gave it to my mom when she was first married to my dad!  There's a reason it's lasted this long!! :-D  (although their marriage only lasted 2 years! LOL)

Start with softened butter, sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of hot water (I don't know why, but I just do it!).....

Mix it all up, then add eggs and mix it again.....
Then combine flour, baking soda, salt, and oatmeal.....

Add it in and mix it up.....
Then, my favorite part......

I always have to throw 4 or 5 in my mouth!! :-D  The recipe says to add 1/2 cup, but I always add a full cup - you have to!  You can add nuts too, if you like them.
Mix in the chocolate chips and then spread the batter in a greased (I use spray) 9x13 pan.....

And bake it at 350 for 25-30 minutes (I bake it for 25 minutes in my oven).
When it's done, cool it for an hour or so, then MAKE the FROSTING!!!!  Yay!

Melt butter.....

Stir in vanilla....

....and cocoa.....

Then add powdered sugar and a little milk.....

.....and stir and stir and stir until it's all smooth and chocolatey!!.....

Spread it on, and it's ready to EAT!!  Yum Yum!.....

When I was a girl, my mom would cut them into small 2inch x 2inch squares, but I can't do that with these gluttons -- this will be GONE tomorrow!  I mean, just look at the size of the squares in the beginning of this post!! LOL  That's ok, I love baking goodies for my family! :-D

I'll type out the recipe below, since I didn't give the specifics with the pictures.....

1 c. butter
2/3 c. white sugar
2/3 c. brown sugar (I just use white again and add 2 T. of molasses)
1 T. hot water
1t. vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. chocolate chips (I always use 1 c.)
1/2 c. nuts (if you want them)

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

Frosting:
3 T. butter
1t. vanilla
2 T. cocoa
1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
2 T. milk

Follow the directions with my pictures, and ENJOY!!!!^-^