Chocolate Chip Cookie Squares with Oats & Caramel Recipe

I found this Chocolate Chip Cookie Squares with Oats & Caramel Recipe on the Pillsbury website, it was actually a Bake Off Contest recipe.  I made it for a recent pot luck gathering and it was a huge hit. The mixture of Chocolate Chips, Oats, and Caramel is genius! Using Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookies makes this recipe super simple.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Squares with Oats & Caramel Recipe Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookies (I used the larger size roll, added 30% more to the recipe and made this in a 9×13 dish)
• 1  cup Quick-cooking oats
• Dash salt, if desired
• 2/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 5 TBS Flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup Chopped walnuts
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Squares with Oats & Caramel Recipe Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Break up cookie dough in bowl
3. Stir or knead in quick oats and salt (optional)
4. Set aside 1/2 cup dough for topping.
5. Press remaining dough mixture evenly in bottom of ungreased 9″ square dish to form crust.
6. Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until dough puffs and appears dry.
7. Sprinkle walnuts and baking chips evenly over crust.
8. Mix caramel topping, flour and vanilla until well blended.
9. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture.
10. Crumble reserved 1/2 cup dough mixture over caramel.
11. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
12. Cool 10 minutes.
13. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars.
14. Cool completely, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
15. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
16. Store tightly covered.

Cindy

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