Nutella Oatmeal Cookie Bars

With Thanksgiving being yesterday I just can't help but feel overwhelmingly lucky for the wonderful life I get to live. I have a wonderful husband, we are surrounded by wonderful family, we have a roof over our head and food on our table. Life really is good. Do you know what else is really good? Yep you guessed it, these bars! I absolutely love them with Nutella on top! My husband would prefer them with dark chocolate. Just know your options for topping these babies can be changed to suit your personal liking.

Nutella Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time:25-30 minutes
Servings: 9

2 cubes (1 cup) butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup Nutella

Cream butter, sugar and egg. Add flour then oats. Mix well. Spread in greased 9" x 9" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Remove pan from oven and let stand for a couple of minutes. Spread Nutella on top. It spreads easier as it warms up a little on the warm bars. When cooled, cut into bars. I usually refrigerate them to get them to cool faster to cut into bars, but then I like to eat them at room temperature.

Nutella Hand Pies

I love Nutella...I mean who doesn't? I was first introduced to it years ago and have loved it ever since. I have eaten more than a few nutella sandwiches in my life and I don't feel the least bit guilty about it. So when I had some left over pie crust dough from these chicken pot pies I knew exactly what to do with it! Make little individual Nutella pies! This way I can eat my little Nutella pie without a fork, and even on the who. I see this as a win win situation!

Nutella Hand Pies

Left over pie crust
Nutella
Egg wash (1 egg mixed with 1 tbs water)
Sugar (enough to sprinkle on top)

Directions:
Roll out pie crust fairly thin. Use a biscuit cutter or drinking glass to cut out circles in your pie crust. Place about 1 tbs of nutella on each circle. Gently fold the circle in half around the nutella making sure to to squeeze out all of the nutella. Using a fork crimp the edges to seal in the nutella. Brush top with egg wash and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.