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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