Oatmeal Carmelitas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
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, softened
Filling
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
3 tablespoons flour

Preparation

In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for crust; blend well with mixer to form crumbs.
Press half of crumbs into bottom of 11x7-inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans.
Blend caramel topping and flour; spread over chocolate and pecans.
Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown.
Chill 1-2 hours.
Cut into 24 bars.