Betty'S Crunchy Brownie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crunchy Layer
3/4 cup flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
Brownie Layer
1 (21 1/4 ounce) package brownie mix (Betty Crocker Hershey's Triple Chunk Supreme)
3 tablespoons water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
Frosting
1 1/2 unsweetened chocolate squares (1 1/2 ounces)
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, sift if lumpy
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons hot water

Preparation

For crunchy layer, combine flour, soda and salt; stir in oats and brown sugar.
Add the 3/4 cups melted butter and pat mixture in bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 5 minutes; at this time it will not be completely baked.
While bottom layer is in the oven, prepare brownies as directed on package.
Spread batter in pan over crunchy layer.
Return to oven and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until done (do not over bake).
Prepare frosting when brownies are cool.
In a small saucepan melt together chocolate and the 3 tablespoons butter.
Remove from heat; immediately add confectioners' sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoons hot water.
Stir until smooth; add remaining tablespoon hot water to make a soft, pourable consistency.
Spread over brownies while frosting is still hot; let set until firm.
Cut into bars.