Caramel Pecan Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 25 caramels, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 to make the base, combine flour, brown sugar and oats in a large bowl.
• 2 cut in butter until crumbly.
• 3 stir in egg and nuts.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 reserve 1-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture.
• 6 press the remainder firmly on the bottom of a greased 13" x 9" cake pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees f for 15 minutes.
• 8 to make the topping, heat the sweetened condensed milk, caramels and butter in a saucepan on low heat, stirring constantly until smoothly melted.
• 9 pour over the crust.
• 10 sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly on top.
• 11 bake 20-25 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
• 12 cool completely.
• 13 cut into bars.