My mom made these when I was a kid and they’ve always been one of my favorites. I make these every Christmas when I’m doing my holiday baking. I hope you like them as much as I do!
Start by combining the flour, oats, sugar, baking soda, salt, and melted butter to make the crust.
Press about 2/3 of the crust mixture evenly into the bottom of an 8×8 baking dish and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts.
Pour the caramel evenly over the top.
Crumble the remaining crust mixture over the top and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Caramel Chocolate Chip Oat Squares
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup quick oatmeal
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup melted butter
32 Kraft caramels, unwrapped (or 1 bag Kraft ready to melt caramel balls)
5 Tbsp evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, oatmeal, sugar, soda, salt and melted butter. Put about 2/3 of the mixture into an 8×8 baking dish, pressing evenly into the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, melt the caramels in the microwave. Add the evaporated milk and vanilla and stir well to combine until smooth. Remove the crust from the oven. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Pour the caramel evenly over the top. Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the top and bake for an additional 15 minutes.