Chocolate Oatmeal Caramel Bars Recipe

I never used to care for any desserts with caramel, but ever since last year, I became very fond of it.  For a recent get-together I decided to try baking with caramel for the first time, and made these Chocolate Oatmeal Caramel Bars based on this recipe from Pillsbusry.

They turned out amazing!  They were chocolate-y, caramel-y, and delicious!

Chocolate Oatmeal Caramel Bars (recipe credit Pillsbury)

Ingredients:

• 1 roll refrigerated chocolate chip dough or 1/2 of your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe
• 1 c quick-cooking oats
• 2/3 c caramel ice cream topping 
• 5 T flour 
• 1 t vanilla 
• 3/4 c chopped walnuts
• 1 c chocolate chips

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350°F.  
• In large bowl, mix cookie dough and oats together.  
• In prepared 9x9 pan, press half of dough on bottom to form crust.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together caramel topping, flour, and vanilla.   
• Once crust is done baking, sprinkle walnuts and chocolate chips over crust.
• Drizzle caramel mixture.
• Crumble remaining half of dough over caramel mixture.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting.