Caramel Oatmeal Chewies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup margarine, melted
49 vanilla caramels (14 oz bag)
1/4 cup water
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup (6 oz pkg) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Heat oven to 350.
Grease 13 x 9 baking pan.
Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
Add margarine, mixing until crumbly.
Reserve 1 cup oats mixture for topping; press remaining mixture in bottom of prepared pan.
Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven.