Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 3/4  cups          quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats -- uncooked
   1      cup           all purpose flour
   1      cup           firmly packed light brown sugar
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
   1      cup           butter or margarine -- melted
   1 3/4  cups          M&M's" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits
   1      19 ounce      pa  fudge brownie mix -- prepared according
                        -- to package, up to
                        -- 21
                        directions for fudge like brownies

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl combine oats, flour, sugar, nuts and baking soda; add butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Toss in "MandM's" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits until evenly distributed. Reserve 3 cups mixture. Pat remaining mixture onto bottom of 15x10x1 inch pan to form crust. Pour prepared brownie mix over crust, carefully spreading into thin layer. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top of brownie mixture; pat down lightly. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered containe