---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: Caramel Oatmeal Chewies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 32 bars
 
  1 3/4 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked
           -- (quick or old-fashioned)
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    3/4 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt (optional)
    3/4 c  Margarine or butter; melted
      1 c  Chopped nuts
      6 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces
      1 c  Topping
           --(buttscotch caramel fudge)
    1/4 c  All-purpose flour
 
  Heat oven to 350 F.  Lightly grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.  Combine oats,
  1-1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; mix well.  Add
  margarine; mix until crumbly.  Reserve 1 cup for topping; set aside.
  Press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.  Bake 10 to 12
  minutes or until light golden brown; cool 10 minutes.  Top with nuts and
  chocolate pieces.  Combine caramel topping and 1/4 cup flour, mixing until
  smooth; drizzle over chocolate pieces to within 1/4-inch of edge.
  Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.  Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden
  brown.  Cool completely; cut into bars.  Store tightly covered.
  
  Nutrition Information (1 bar):
  * Calories 200
  * Fat 9g
  * Sodium 105mg
  * Dietary Fiber 1 g
  
  Source: Quaker Oats Favorite Cookies
  Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company
  Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
 
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