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1. Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl whisk together flour,
rolled oats, light-brown sugar, baking soda and table salt. Place
butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat butter in microwave until
melted. Stir vanilla extract into melted butter then pour mixture
over dry ingredients.
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2. Mix all ingredients together until combined. Press half of the oat
mixture evenly into the bottom of a buttered 9 x 13-inch baking
dish (i used my awesome flexipat from Demarle) and bake in
preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. In my experience you only want
the crust/bottom layer to get slightly golden, if it over cooks here
then it will be too cripsy/almost burned in the end.
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3. While the crust is baking make the caramel sauce. I have a great
homemade caramel sauce recipe that i tried using however it was
too runny so for these bars i stick with the store bought caramel
method. Pour cream over caramels in a microwave safe bowl, heat
mixture on HIGH power in 30 second intervals, stirring well after
each interval until melted and smooth (alternately you can combine
the two ingredients in a saucepan and melt over low heat), set
aside
- Remove the bottom layer from the oven and sprinkle the
chocolate chips into an even layer over baked cookie crust, then
pour caramel mixture evenly over chocolate chip layer. Sprinkle
1/4 tsp coarse sea salt evenly over caramel layer, then sprinkle top
evenly with remaining oat mixture. I like to break up the rest of
the oat mixture in my hands as i sprinkle it on top that way its not
too clumpy.
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4. Bake in preheated oven 16 - 18 minutes until lightly golden.
Remove from oven, sprinkle top evenly with an 1/8 tsp coarse sea
salt (or to taste) and allow to cool for 20 minutes at room
temperature, transfer to refrigerator to chill until cool enough to
cut into clean squares (mine took about 2 hours chilling). Or you
can enjoy them warm after about 20 minutes of cooling at room
temperature (you just won't have clean cut squares and the
caramel will be really runny) but go ahead dig your spoon in there
and take a bite, because honestly who can wait 2 hours?!
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Suggestions |
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I like this recipe better than the other one
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Originally Submitted
8/3/2013
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