Double Caramel Bars

• 32 caramels, unwrapped
• 12 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup multigrain oatmeal, uncooked
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 34 cup brown sugar, packed
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 34 cup margarine, chilled
• 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12 cup butterscotch chips
• 12 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Preaheat oven to 350F.
2. In a 2L non-stick sauce pan, combine caramels and half & half.
3. Cook on med.-low heat stirring constantly until smooth.
4. Remove from heat, set aside.
5. In a large bowl combine oatmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
6. Then, cut in butter until mix looks like coarse crumbs.
7. Reserve 1 cup of oatmeal mix and press the remainder into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan (this will be the base); bake 10 min's.
8. Immediately pour caramel mix over top hot base.
9. Sprinkle chocolate & butterscotch chips and pecans over caramel, then sprinkle reserved oatmeal mix on top of that.
10. Bake 15-18 min's or until golden brown.
11. Cool completely before serving.Enjoy!

caramels, cream, multigrain oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, margarine, semisweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-caramel-bars-391194 (may not work)