Caramel Oatmeal Chewies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup margarine, melted
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (1 cup)
1 (14 ounce) bag vanilla caramels
1/4 cup water

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F Grease 9x13 pan.
Combine first 5 ingredients.
Add margarine and mix until crumbly.Reserve 1 C of mixture for topping.
Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
Top with nuts, then chocolate chips.
In medium saucepan, melt caramels with the water over low heat. Stir until Smooth.
Remove from heat.
Drizzle caramel over chocolate pcs to within 1/4\" of pan edge.
Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
Continue baking 15-18 minutes. Cool.
Chil until chocolate is set. Cut into bars.