Name: Oatmeal Caramel Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups quick cooking rolled oats; 1 ½ cups light brown sugar (, firmly packed); ½ tsp salt; 1 ¼ cups butter (, softened); 1 cup caramel ice cream topping; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips ((300 grams)); ½ cup chopped pecans

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Oatmeal Caramel Bars

Perfect for bake sales, potlucks and to have at home, these bars are filled with caramel, chocolate, oatmeal and peanuts.

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Course Dessert

Equipment

9 x 13 inch cake pan

Ingredients

Crust

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
1 ½ cups light brown sugar , firmly packed
½ tsp salt
1 ¼ cups butter , softened

Filling

1 cup caramel ice cream topping
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips (300 grams)
½ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
In large bowl, blend all crust ingredients at low speed until crumbly. Press half of crumb mixture, about 3 cups, firmly in bottom of greased pan. (Reserve remaining crumb mixture for topping.)Bake for 10 minutes.
In small bowl combine caramel topping and 3 tbsp flour and set aside.
Sprinkle warm crust with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture and then sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven and bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely over cooling rack and then refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set.
Loosen from sides of pan and turn out onto cutting board to cut into bars.

Notes

KEEP REFRIGERATED, BUT TAKE OUT AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SERVING.

Keyword chocolate, oatmeal, caramel, squares

I made these for a bake sale this past weekend and they were a big hit! I printed out the recipe on little cards and gave it away to everyone that bought some.