COMBINE granulated sugar, brown sugar, shortening, butter, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder and salt in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Add oats and flour gradually at low speed. Press half of dough into ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan. Sprinkle with 1 C. chocolate chips.
COMBINE caramels and 1 Tbsp. water in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) 4 minutes or until caramels have melted. Stir occasionally. Drizzle half of mixture over chips. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over top. Press flat.
BAKE 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
STIR 1 Tbsp. water into remaining caramel mixture. Reheat in microwave on MEDIUM 1 minute. Stir in remaining 1 C. chocolate chips until melted and mixture is well blended. Reheat if necessary. Stir in remaining 1 Tbsp. water. Spread over hot baked surface. Cool. Cut into bars.
Instead of using microwave, caramels can be melted in a small saucepan on the stove over very low heat, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition
Serving size
(1 bar of 48)
Calories 150
Calories from Fat60g
Total Fat 7g
Saturated Fat 3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
Sodium 50mg
Potassium 0mg
Total Carbohydrates 22g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 13g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Vitamin D 0%
Calcium 0%
Thiamin 0%
Niacin 0%
Zinc 0%
Riboflavin 0%
Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
