Caramel Oatmeal Chewies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. oats
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. margarine
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 (14 oz.) bag vanilla caramels
1/4 c. water

Preparation

Heat
oven
to 350\u00b0. Grease baking pan. Combine first 5 ingredients.
Add margarine; mix until crumbly.
Reserve 1 cup for topping;
press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake
10
minutes;\tcool.
Top
with
nuts and chocolate pieces. In\tmedium saucepan melt caramels with water over low heat;
stir until
smooth.
Remove
from
heat.
Drizzle over chocolate pieces
to\twithin 1/4-inch of pan edges;
sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Continue baking 15 to 18 minutes or until
light brown.
Chill
until chocolate
is set. Cut into bars.