Oatmeal Carmelitas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 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 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping (1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*.
• 2 grease 13x9 inch pan.
• 3 in large bowl, blend all crust ingredients at low speed until crumbly.
• 4 press half of crumb mixture, about 3 cups, in bottom of greased pan.
• 5 reserve remaining crumb mixture for topping.
• 6 bake at 350* for 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, in small bowl combine caramel topping and 3 tbls.
• 8 flour; set aside.
• 9 sprinkle warm crust with chocolate chips and nuts.
• 10 drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 11 return to oven and bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 cool completely.
• 13 refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set.
• 14 cut into bars.
• 15 enjoy!