A month ago, I was visiting my mother-in-law and she was sorting through her old recipes to keep or throw away. Treasure hunting at its best is my dream. I'm more intrigued by recipe cards that look bad.
Ingredient
1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup quick cooking oats,3/4 cup brown sugar, packed3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips,1/2 cup chopped pecans,
Direction
1
Grease or parchment an 8" or 9" square baking dish and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thicker bars come from an 8" dish.
2
Mix 1 cup flour, oats, sugar, melted butter, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix to crumbs. Set aside a rounded 1/2 cup of mixture. Press remaining crumbs in baking dish bottom. Bake 10 minutes.
3
Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts evenly over baked mixture. Recipe for caramel sauce: Mix 3 tablespoons flour with caramel mixture in a small bowl. Drizzle caramel filling over chocolate chips and nuts.
4
Top with remaining oat mixture to cover most of the caramel. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Add kosher salt if desired. Cool completely before cutting. Refrigerating the bars speeds them up. Serve and store bars in airtight containers at room temperature.