Recipes Pillsbury Baking Oatmeal Carmelitas

Oatmeal Carmelitas

Prep time: 30 min

Cook Time: 30 min

Yield: 36 bars

Ingredients:

CRUST
2	cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
2	cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2	cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1	teaspoon baking soda
1/2	teaspoon salt
1 1/4	cups butter or margarine, softened

FILLING
1	jar Smucker's® Caramel Spoonable Ice Cream Topping
3	tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1 (6 oz.)	package (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2	cup chopped nuts

Preparation Directions:

1.	HEAT oven to 350°F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
2.	COMBINE caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour in small bowl; blend well.
3.	REMOVE partially baked crust from oven. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
4.	RETURN to oven; bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set. Cut into bars.
	High Altitude (above 3500 ft.):
1.	No change.

Oatmeal Carmelitas