Oatmeal Carmelitas

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 3 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for crust; blend well with mixer to form crumbs.
• 2 press half of crumbs into bottom of 11x7-inch pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 4 remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans.
• 5 blend caramel topping and flour; spread over chocolate and pecans.
• 6 sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• 7 bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown.
• 8 chill 1-2 hours.
• 9 cut into 24 bars.