Caramel-Walnut Squares {For Pediatric Cancer Research}

Decadently ooey-gooey Caramel-Walnut Squares These rich together with delicious bar cookies are an absolute menage unit of measurement favorite.

Mmmmmmmmmm ... ooey-gooey Caramel-Walnut Squares.  They're 1 of my family's absolute, absolute favorites.  And desire to know what's extra particular well-nigh this batch?  They were baked upwards for a great motility - Cookies for Kids' Cancer!  Cookies for Kids' Cancer is an scheme dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research.  A very worthy motility inward my book.

And I intend it is totally together with completely super awesome that a grouping of kids inward my town ...

... are coordinating together with hosting a Cookies for Kids' Cancer bake sale this Saturday, Dec 8th, 2012.  Check out this article well-nigh them from our local newspaper tonight.  (Oh, together with the fille inward the white shirt inward the dorsum row is the sweet, sweetness fille of a friend of mine. ... together with thus proud of her together with her involvement inward this bake sale.)

As of tonight, this ambitious grouping of  kids has gotten 92 bakers signed upwards to bake for their sale.  92 bakers! Wow!! ... They've done wonderfully, don't yous think?

And estimate who 1 of the 92 bakers is?  

Did yous estimate me??  Oh, you're together with thus smart!  

Yup! ... Me!  Little ol' me.  I baked upwards a span of batches of these yummy, ooey-gooey Caramel-Walnut Squares.  Along amongst another stuff, too.

If yous alive inward the Gastonia, NC area, delight come upwards on past times the bake sale this Saturday, Dec 8th, 2012, to back upwards the efforts of this corking grouping of kids ... and, to a greater extent than importantly, to back upwards kids everywhere dealing amongst cancer.

Cookies for Kids' Cancer Bake Sale

Saturday, Dec 8th, 2012

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Franklin Square Shopping Center, inward front end of the Subway restaurant

3078 East Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia

Can't move at that spot but nevertheless desire to back upwards this amazingly worthy cause?  No problem!  Click the link to brand an online donation:

Cookies for Kids' Cancer straight donation page

And, merely for you, I'll throw inward the recipe for these caramel beauties for free.  Enjoy!

Caramel-Walnut Squares

Source:  My Mom

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 c. oats
• 1 c. + iii T. all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 c. packed black chocolate-brown sugar
• 2/3 c. butter, at room temperature
• 1 c. caramel H2O ice cream topping
• 3/4 c. chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Line an 8" or 9" foursquare baking pan amongst foil, creating a 'sling' past times allowing the ends of the foil to overhang the sides of the pan. Lightly grease foil.
2. Combine the 1 loving cup flour, oats, together with chocolate-brown carbohydrate inward a large bowl. Add butter together with cutting inward amongst a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press well-nigh 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 for well-nigh 10 minutes, or until the run past times looks dry out together with tiny cracks appear. Remove from the oven together with sprinkle amongst walnuts.
4. Stir together caramel topping together with the remaining iii tablespoons flour until blended. Pour over walnuts, leaving well-nigh 1/2" to 1" border along the edges.
5. Sprinkle amongst remaining oat mixture together with press downwards gently. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until the edges bubble slightly. Cool for a flake on a wire rack.
6. Using the edges of the foil 'sling,' elevator the bars from the baking pan. Pull foil dorsum from the sides of the bars acre they are nevertheless warm - otherwise, the caramel may harden onto to the foil. Refrigerate bars for 1 hr earlier cutting to brand cutting easier. Cut into pocket-size squares.

Enjoy!