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A chewy chocolate filling rests on an oatmeal-brown sugar crust in these winning bars.

Prep Time: 30 Min

Total Time: 2 Hr 55 Min

Makes: 36 bars

Erlyce Larson
Kennedy, Minnesota
Bake-Off® Contest 18, 1967
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INGREDIENTS

Crust
2
 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
2
 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2
 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1
 teaspoon baking soda
1/2
 teaspoon salt
1 1/4
 cups margarine or butter, softened
Filling
1
 (12.5-oz.) jar (1 cup) caramel ice cream topping
3
 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
1
 (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2
 cup chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan. Bake at 350°F. for 10 minutes. 2 Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour; blend well. 3 Remove partially baked crust from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. 4 Return to oven; bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set. Cut into bars.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar)
  • Calories 200
    • (Calories from Fat 80),
  • Total Fat 9g
    • (Saturated Fat 2g,
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 180mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 28g
    • (Dietary Fiber 1g,
    • Sugars 17g),
  • Protein 2g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 6.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 2.00%;
  • Iron 6.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 1 Starch;
  • 1 Fruit;
  • 1 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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