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      Title: Caramel-Oatmeal Bars
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 24 servings
 
  1-1/4 c  Uncooked old fashioned or
           ; quick cooking oats
      1 c  Plus 3 tb all-purpose flour
    3/4 c  Brown sugar; packed
     10 tb Butter or margarine; room
           -temp
    3/4 c  Walnuts; chopped
      1 c  Caramel ice-cream topping
 
  Recipe by: -KIM ROMERO   KKPX21B-

      Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, letting
  ends extend above 2 sides of pan. Lightly grease foil. Mix oats, 1 cup
  flour and the sugar in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry
  blenderor rub in with fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press
  half (about 1 1/4 cups) evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Bake 12-15
  minutes or until top looks dry and tiny cracks appear. Sprinkle with
  walnuts.

       Stir caramel topping and remaining 3 tablespoons flour in a medium
  size bowl until blended. Pour over nuts. Sprinkle with remaining oat
  mixture.  Bake 20-25 minutes longer until edges bubble slightly. Cool in
  pan on wire rack. Then, to make cutting easier, refrigerate 1 hour or until
  cold. Lift foil by ends onto cutting board. Peel off foil. Cut in bars.

  Source:  Woman's Day April 26, 1994 Issue
 
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