Caramel Apple Bars (cookie Mix)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) envelope betty crocker oatmeal cookie mix
• 1 egg
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple
• 3/4 cup caramel topping
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• 3 in large bowl, cut butter into cookie mix using fork or pastry blender.
• 4 stir in egg until mixture is crumbly.
• 5 reserve 1 1/2 cups cookie mixture.
• 6 press remaining cookie mixture into bottom of pan.
• 7 bake 15 minutes.
• 8 sprinkle apple evenly over crust.
• 9 in small bowl, mix caramel topping and flour; drizzle over apples.
• 10 sprinkle reserved cookie mixture over apples.
• 11 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 cool completely, about 2 hours.
• 13 for bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.