Caramel Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

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Prepare this updated rendition of the classic bar cookie for the holiday dessert table or cookie exchanges. Click here for Beyond Pumpkin: 10 Great Pumpkin Recipes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

2 cup flour
2 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon mccormick cinnamon, ground
3/4 teaspoon mccormick ginger, ground
1/4 teaspoon mccormick nutmeg, ground
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon mccormick pure vanilla extract
7 ounce caramels, unwrapped
2 tablespoon milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, oats, sugar, baking soda, salt, and spices in large bowl. Add butter; stir until mixture is well blended and forms coarse crumbs. Reserve 1/2 (about 2 1/4 cups) for the topping. Add pumpkin and vanilla to remaining mixture in bowl; stir until well blended. Press evenly into bottom of greased foil-lined 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Set aside. Microwave caramels and milk in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 minutes or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after every minute. Let stand 1 minute. Pour over pumpkin mixture in pan, spreading to within 1/2-inch of edges. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Lift from pan. Cut into bars.