Oatmeal Carmelitas are a delicious cookie bar with an oatmeal- shortbread bottom, sandwiched between a ooey - gooey chocolaty, caramel middle.
I actually have several more cookie bars to try that I've pinned, so if you're on Pinterest follow my cookie board. Until then you must make these delicious bars. Next time I might try adding a combination of chocolate and butterscotch chips, because those are my favorite.
Yield: 12

Oatmeal Carmelitas
Oatmeal Carmelitas are a delicious cookie bar with an oatmeal- shortbread bottom, sandwiched between a ooey - gooey chocolaty, caramel middle.
Prep time: 30 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 50 Min
Ingredients
- 32 caramel squares, unwrapped
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup all - purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats (old fashioned oats)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until completely smooth; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, vanilla, brown sugar, flour, oats, and baking soda.
- Pat half of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over crust. Pour caramel mixture over chocolate chips.
- Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over caramel. Return to oven and bake an additional 15-20 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting.
- You can also place them in the fridge for just a bit to cool off if you're pinched for time.
- They shouldn't be served cold, but all of that molten caramel takes time to cool down. Store at room temperature.
Notes:
The recipe states evaporated milk or heavy cream. I have made these cookie bars using both with no difference in the recipe, so use your preference.
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7 comments:
These look amazing! I'd like to make them today as I have the ingredients with one exception - I only have quick oats. Do you know how that will affect the recipe? Thanks!
I have never used the quick oats to make the Carmelitas. I did do a bit of poking around on the internet and it looks like Pillsbury uses quick oat's in their recipe.
Oh man!! I LOVE these cookie bars. My recipe is similar...I use ice cream topping instead of caramels. Yours look fabulous! Pinning!
I have been making these for 30 years or more, and love them. But instead of caramels and milk I use caramel ice cream topping with 1 tablespoon of flour added.
and on the quick oats question, i have used them often (I usually forget to buy the other ones) and they come out fine.
These look delicious! I have never had a Carmelita. I will have to fix that and make these! :)
Ooey gooey goodness is right!!!!
How long can these keep? My family not a dessert fan...
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