Double Caramel Bars

SoupCookie's Note:

Egg free and sorta good for you!!??

• Total Time: 48 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 32

Yield: 32.0 bars

• 32 caramels , unwrapped
• ½ cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup multigrain oatmeal , uncooked
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar , packed
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup margarine , chilled
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup butterscotch chips
• ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions:

1. Preaheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a 2L non-stick sauce pan, combine caramels and half & half. Cook on med.-low heat stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat, set aside.
3. In a large bowl combine oatmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Then, cut in butter until mix looks like coarse crumbs.
4. Reserve 1 cup of oatmeal mix and press the remainder into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan (this will be the base); bake 10 min's. Immediately pour caramel mix over top hot base.
5. Sprinkle chocolate & butterscotch chips and pecans over caramel, then sprinkle reserved oatmeal mix on top of that. Bake 15-18 min's or until golden brown.
6. Cool completely before serving.Enjoy!