Caramel Cappuccino Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee or 1 tablespoon espresso powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. lightly grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 2 in a large bowl mix oats, flour, 1 cup pecans, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. add brown sugar and beat until combined. beat in eggs, 1 tablespoon coffee powder, and vanilla until combined.
• 4 beat in as much of the oat mixture as you can with the mixer. stir in any remaining mixture with a wooden spoon. reserve 2 cups of the mixture for the topping.
• 5 using floured hands, press remaining oat mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan. spread caramel topping evenly over crust to within 1/4 inch of edges. drop spoonfuls of reserved topping mixture over caramel topping; sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans.
• 6 bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are set (do not overbake). cool in pan on a wire rack. cut into bars.