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Nutty Choc Caramel Cream Cheese Oat Bars




Source of Recipe


ConAgra Foods


Recipe Introduction


1st Prize - Special Occasion Cookies & Bars 2004 "Search for the Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie" Contest


List of Ingredients




1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup toffee bits, (6 ounces), divided
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1 cup Blue Bonnet®-stick, (2 sticks), melted
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup butterscotch caramel topping
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips




Recipe



Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup toffee bits and walnuts; mix well with fork. Add melted Blue Bonnet; mix until crumbly. Reserve 1-1/2 cups oat mixture for topping; set aside. Press remaining oat mixture firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 13 to 14 minutes, until deep golden brown; cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
In same bowl, beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla with electric mixer until smooth; pour over crust, spreading to edges. Crumble reserved oat mixture over cream cheese layer. Drizzle with caramel topping and sprinkle with remaining toffee bits.
Bake 32 to 38 minutes, until topping is light golden brown and filling is set. Cool to room temperature in pan on wire rack.
Melt chocolate chips according to package directions. Transfer to small resealable plastic food bag; seal. Cut tip off one corner of bag. Squeeze chocolate decoratively over cooled cookies in pan. Chill until firm (about 3-4 hours). Cut into bars. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
Baker's Notes: Milk chocolate toffee bits (English toffee) may be substituted for toffee bits. Caramel topping may be substituted for butterscotch caramel topping.