M & M Caramel Bars
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 24
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Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 3/4 cup margarine
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- TOPPING:
- 40 caramels
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1 cup M & M chocolate candies

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A delicious, chewy, gooey bar.
 
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Melt 3/4 cup of margarine and add oatmeal, brown
    sugar, flour, soda, and salt. Stir ingredients together until mixed thoroughly. Reserve approximately
    1/8 of the crust mix to crumble over the top of the bars just before the final baking.  Pat
    the rest of the crust into the bottom of an ungreased 9" x 13" baking pan.
  • Bake the
    crust for 10 minutes. While the crust is baking, combine the caramels, milk and maragarine in a
    small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until caramels have melted. Stir the caramel mixture
    often while melting.
  • When the crust is done, drizzle the caramel mixture over the crust.
    Then sprinkle the M & M's evenly over the caramel topping. Crumble the remaining crust over
    the top.
  • Bake again for 15 minutes. Allow to cool and cut to desired size.
  • Tip:
    Use holiday colored M & M's to produce bars with a more seasonal appearance.


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