Caramel-Chocolate Mini-Bars

Prep time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Serves: 48 mini-bars

What You'll Need:
1 cup quick or old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
1 pkg (14oz) caramel candies, unwrapped
2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk chocolate morsels

What You'll Do:

Prepare Crust.
1) Preheat oven to 350. Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; mix well. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack.

Prepare caramel layer.
2) Place caramels and cream in microwave safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high 1-3 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Pour over hot crust; carefully spread to edges using small spreader. Let stand 10 minutes or until caramel is set. Cut dessert lengthwise into eight rows.

Drizzle w/ chocolate and serve.
3) Place chocolate morsels in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 1-3 minutes or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Spoon melted chocolate into resealable plastic bag. Twist top of bag; trim corner. Pipe a continual loop of chocolate down each row. Let stand until chocolate is set. Cut rows into sixths to make 48 mini-bars.

*Pampered Chef recipe :)