Recipe - Caramel Oatmeal Chewy Bars

1 Three fourths cup Oats; rolled (raw)
1 One half cup Flour
Three fourths cup Packed light brown sugar
One half teaspoon Baking soda
Three fourths cup Margarine; melted
1 cup Nuts; chopped
1 cup Chocolate chips
14 ounce Bag caramel candy
One fourth cup Water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a 13 x 9inch baking pan.

Combine first 4 ingredients. Add margarine; mix til crumbly. reserve 1 cup
for topping. Press remaining mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan.

Bake 10 minutes. Top with nuts and chocolate chips.

In medium saucepan, melt caramels with water over low heat; stir til
smooth. Remove from heat. Drizzle over nuts and chocolate chips to within
1/4inch of pan edges; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.

Continue baking 15 to 18 minutes or til light golden brown. Cool. Chill til
chocolate is set.

Cut into bars. Store tightly covered in cool, dry, place. Freezes well.

Recipe by: Quaker Oats

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #331 by Linda Shapiro lss@coconet.com on
Dec 21, 1997