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Oatmeal Bars

Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate-caramel-oatmeal squares leave home wrapped in waxed-paper "sleeves." Construction-paper bands stamped with the price get taped on at the sale.

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  • Yield Makes 1 dozen

Ingredients

    • Vegetable-oil cooking spray
    • 48 soft caramel-candy cubes
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream
    • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
    • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
    • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13- inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with a 9-by-21-inch sheet of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each short side. Put caramels and cream in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
  2. Stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and the salt in a large bowl. Blend in butter with a fork or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal; press half of mixture onto bottom of lined pan. Bake until just set and starting to color around edges, about 20 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
  3. Sprinkle crust with chocolate chips; drizzle with caramel mixture. Top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake until pale golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pan before cutting into squares.

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