Mud Squares

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup oatmeal (not instant)
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 3/4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup lightly-packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs (or 3 medium)
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 -4 tablespoons cocoa (according to taste)
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over oats and margarine in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 let stand for 10 minutes.
• 3 stir in sugars and add eggs.
• 4 add dry ingredients.
• 5 stir in half of chocolate chips.
• 6 pour batter into greased and floured 9x13-inch pan.
• 7 sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and nuts over cake.
• 8 (or you can add the nuts to the batter instead) bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.