Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Bars

Delicious, and a wee bit good for you. Kids love these. You can vary the candy, using different candy bars cut up.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 30 bars

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3⁄4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1  cup  milk  chocolate-covered caramel candie
• 1 (12 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3⁄4 cup  butterscotch chips
• 3⁄4 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
3. Mix flours, baking soda, and salt until well mixed.
4. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy (use an electric mixer.
5. Beat in flour mixture.
6. Mix in oatmeal.
7. Flour hands and press 2/3 of mixture evenly into pan.
8. Bake base about 25 minutes until golden.
9. Add 1/2 candy to remaining oatmeal mixture.
10. Mix well with hands.
11. Remove base from oven when done and drizzle condensed milk evenly over hot base.
12. Sprinkle with remaining candy, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips.
13. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over top.
14. bake about 25 minutes until golden brown and edges are bubbly.
15. Cool on wire rack, cut into bars.