Chocolate Oat Bars - Atlanta Magazine

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 large whole egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips (or semisweet of you prefer)
• 1 1/4 cups sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)