Caramel Apple Bars Recipe

• 1/2 c. Butter or possibly margarine
• 1/4 c. Vegetable shortening
• 1 c. Brown sugar
• 1 3/4 c. Flour
• 1 c. Quick Cooking Oatmeal
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/2 c. Pecans, minced, opt
• 5 c. Apple, cooking, peeled and sliced
• 3 Tbsp. Flour
• 1 jar (16 ounce) Carmel ice cream topping

1. In mixing bowl, cream butter, shortning, and brown sugar, till fluffy.
2. Add in flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, soda; mix well.
3. Stir in pecans if you like.
4. Set aside 2 c. of crumb mix.
5. Press remaining mix into an ungreased 9X13 pan.
6. For filling toss apples with flour; spoon over the crust, drizzle carmel topping over apples.
7. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mix.
8. Bake 400 for 25-30 min or possibly till lightly browned, cold before cutting.

butter, vegetable shortening, brown sugar, flour, oatmeal, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, pecans, apple, flour, carmel ice cream topping

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/caramel-apple-bars-99434 (may not work)