Caramel Apple Squares

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups unsifted flour
• 1 cup butter, cold
• 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 20 caramels, unwrapped
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of this crumb mixture for topping. Press the remaining mixture on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Bake 15 minutes. Add nuts to the crumbs for the topping. Melt milk and caramels. Stir until smooth. Spoon the filling over crust. Top with caramel milk mixture and top with crumb nut mixture. Bake 20 minutes.