Name: Gooey Caramel Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup quick oats; 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 TSP baking powder; 1/2 TSP kosher salt; 1/2 cup salted butter, room temp; 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed; 1 Eggland's Best egg, large + 3 TBSP Eggland's Best Liquid Egg Whites; 2 TSP vanilla extract; 3/4 cup caramel; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped

Directions

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1 Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a square baking pan.

2 Combine the quick oats, flour, baking powder, and kosher salt in a bowl, then set it aside. In a separate bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar together. Add the egg, liquid egg whites, and vanilla extract, then mix until smooth.

3 Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until the dough is well combined. Stir in the 1/2 cup of semisweet chocolate chips.

4 Spread 2/3 of the dough evenly across the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 7 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup chocolate chips and chopped pecans over the cookie layer, then drizzle the caramel evenly on top.

5 Scoop the remaining dough into 1- to 2-tablespoon portions, flatten them into disks, and arrange them over the caramel layer. Bake for another 20 minutes. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool for 25 to 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

Gooey Caramel Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

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