Caramel Oatmeal Chewies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 3/4 cups oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 1 (14 ounce) bag vanilla caramels
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease 9x13 pan.
• 2 combine first 5 ingredients.
• 3 add margarine and mix until crumbly.reserve 1 c of mixture for topping.
• 4 press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
• 5 bake 10 minutes. cool.
• 6 top with nuts, then chocolate chips.
• 7 in medium saucepan, melt caramels with the water over low heat. stir until smooth.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 drizzle caramel over chocolate pcs to within 1/4" of pan edge.
• 10 sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• 11 continue baking 15-18 minutes. cool.
• 12 chil until chocolate is set. cut into bars.