Oatmeal Caramel White Chip Bars

White chocolate chips and caramel topping makes for a tasty change up from the more common chocolate chip bars.

Recipe Ingredients:

Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups quick-cooking oats

Filling:
1 (12-ounce) package or 2 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Premier White Morsels
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup caramel or butterscotch caramel fudge topping
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. For Crust: Beat flour, sugar, butter, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl until crumbly. Beat in oats on low speed just until combined. Press half of mixture (about 2 1/2 cups) into bottom of prepared baking pan.
3. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool in pan for 2 minutes.
4. For Filling: Sprinkle crust with morsels and nuts. Blend caramel topping with flour. Drizzle over morsels and nuts. Crumble remaining oat mixture over nuts.
5. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes 36 bars.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/36 of recipe): Calories: 220 Calories from Fat: 100 Total Fat: 11 g Saturated Fat: 7 g Cholesterol: 15 mg Sodium: 160 mg Carbohydrates: 30 g Dietary Fiber: .5 g Sugars: 14 g Protein: 2 g

Recipe and photograph are the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.