These oatmeal cookie bars include a simple caramel sauce hack. The recipe comes together so fast that it will instantly become your go-to fall treat!
Oatmeal Cookie Bars
These oatmeal cookie bars include a simple caramel sauce hack. The recipe comes together so fast that it will instantly become your go-to fall treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
filling:
- 4-1/2 cups coarsely chopped peeled tart apples
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 11 ounces caramels
- 3 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add flour, oats, salt and baking soda; mix well. If desired, stir in pecans. Set aside 2 cups. Press remaining oat mixture into an ungreased 13×9-in. baking pan.
- For filling, toss apples with flour; spoon over the crust. In a saucepan, melt the caramels and butter over low heat; drizzle over apples. Top with the reserved oat mixture.
- Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.
