Caramel Bar Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 32 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 5 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium saucepan over low heat, melt together the caramels and heavy cream, stirring occasionally until smooth.
• 3 in a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
• 4 stir in the melted butter until well blended.
• 5 press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 6 reserve the rest.
• 7 bake the crust for 8 minutes in the preheated oven.
• 8 remove and sprinkle with chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 9 pour the caramel mixture over the top and then crumble the remaining crust mixture over everything.
• 10 return to the oven and bake for an additional 12 minutes, or until the top is lightly toasted.
• 11 cut into squares while it is still warm.