Caramel Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• crisco® original no-stick cooking spray
• 3/4 cup crisco® butter flavor all-vegetable shortening or 3/4 stick crisco® baking sticks butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats, uncooked
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup pillsbury best® all purpose flour, plus 3 tbsps., divided
• 1/2 cup pillsbury best® whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/3 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) jar smucker's® caramel spoonable ice cream topping

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f coat a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• 2 beat shortening, oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and cinnamon in large bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. reserve 1/2 cup for topping. press remaining crumbs into prepared pan.
• 3 bake 10 minutes. remove from oven. sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over crust. stir together caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour until well blended. drizzle over chocolate chips and nuts. top with reserved 1/2 cup crumbs.
• 4 bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. while still warm, run a knife around the outside edge of pan. cool completely on rack.