Caramel Candy Bar Cookies

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1/2 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
3. Beat butter in a bowl using an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in the oat mixture until crumbly; do not overmix. Reserve 1 cup of the crust mixture and press the rest into the bottom of a 9x13-inch rimmed baking pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until firm and browned, about 10 minutes. Leave oven on; remove crust and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
5. Combine caramels and evaporated milk in a saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until caramels melt and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Spread over the prebaked cookie crust; sprinkle reserved crust mixture, nuts, and butterscotch chips on top.
6. Bake in the hot oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

flour, oats, baking soda, salt, butter, white sugar, caramels, milk, nuts, butterscotch chips

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/261847/caramel-candy-bar-cookies/ (may not work)