Chocolate Chip, Oats 'n Caramel Cookie Squares

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (16.5 oz)
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 dash salt, if desired
• 2/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup semisweet chips (6 oz)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f in large bowl, break up cookie dough. stir or knead in oats and salt. reserve 1/2 cup dough for topping. in ungreased 9-inch square pan, press remaining dough mixture evenly in bottom to form crust.
• 2 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until dough puffs and appears dry.
• 3 in small bowl, mix caramel topping, flour and vanilla until well blended. sprinkle walnuts and baking chips evenly over crust. drizzle evenly with caramel mixture. crumble reserved 1/2 cup dough mixture over caramel.
• 4 bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until golden brown. cool 10 minutes. run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars. cool completely, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. for bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. store tightly covered.