1 3/4 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestle® Toll House® Semisweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Combine oats, 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Stir in butter; mix well. Reserve 1 cup oat mixture; press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with morsels and nuts. Mix caramel topping with remaining flour in small bowl; drizzle over nuts to within 1/4 inch of pan edges. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack; refrigerate until firm.
Nutrition Facts
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen bars
Facts per Serving:
Calories: 211 Fat: 10g Carbohydrates: 29g
Cholesterol: 13mg Sodium: 62mg Protein: 3g
Fiber: 1g % Cal. from Fat: 43% % Cal. from Carbs: 55%