Sunday, November 25, 2012

Oatmeal Carmelitas


Oatmeal Carmelitas


The best bar recipe - hands down!!


Prep Time:
30 minutes

Ready In:
2 hours 55 minutes

Ingredients:
Base
2  cups All purpose Flour
2  cups quick-cooking oats
1 1/2  cups packed brown sugar
1  teaspoon baking soda
1/2  teaspoon salt
1 1/4  cups butter, softened
FILLING
1  (12.25-oz.) jar (1 cup) Caramel Ice Cream Topping  (can use fat free)
3  tablespoons  All Purpose Flour
1  cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening, or spray
with CRISCO(r) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. In large bowl, beat
base ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly.
Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press
remaining crumb mixture in bottom of pan.

2. Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together caramel
topping and 3 tablespoons flour.

3. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over partially baked base.
Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb
mixture.

4. Bake 18 to 22 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool completely
in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or
until filling is set. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store in
tightly covered container.



Yield:
36 bars

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