Gooey Carmel Apple Bars

• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine
• 14 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 34 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 4 12 cups coarsely chopped peeled baking apples
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine

1. Crust: ( First 8 Ingredients )In a bowl cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until fluffy.
2. Add flour, oats, salt and baking soda.
3. Mix well.
4. Stir in pecans if desired.
5. Set aside 2 cups.
6. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of a ungreased 13 in x 9 in baking pan.
7. Filling: ( last 4 Ingedients )Toss apples with flour and spoon over crust.
8. In a saucepan, melt the caramels and butter over low heat, Drizzle over apples.
9. Top with the reserved oat mixture.
10. bake at 400 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
11. Cool before cutting into bars.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gooey-carmel-apple-bars-458327 (may not work)