Look at those bars! Who does not love the combination of caramel and chocolate?
2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour (I used Gold Medal)
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups margarine or butter, softened (I used butter)
1 (12.5-oz.) jar (1 cup) caramel ice cream topping
3 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour (I used Gold Medal)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I used 1/2 cup Milk chocolate and 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I usually use Walnuts but omitted nuts this time)
Heat oven to 350°F.
Grease 13×9-inch pan.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan.
Bake for 10 minutes or until light brown.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour; blend well.
Remove partially baked crust from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts.
Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Return to oven; bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set.
Cut into bars.
These look so good!
these look SO yummy!
You are *killing* me with these awesome pictures of your amazing baked goods! These look even better than the last!
These look sooooo good. I love caramel!
Omg, have I ever told you how much I loved caramel? Yum, these look so ooooozzzzyyyy good!
i love caramel! your photos are great!
yum, looks delicious 🙂
Caramel and chocolate chips – so simple, but SO good! These look gorgeous!
That looks so good!
Caramel…my favorite …. added to list of to tries.. 🙂
These are soooooo good! I even made them without the chocolate and they were amazing.
Have you ever tried a Sheila’s Dream Bar from Potbelly? Your bars remind me of them. I am always trying to recreate them. They look great!
Melissa,
I have never tried a Sheila’s Dream Bar but if they are anything like these Oatmeal Carmelitas they gotta be great!
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