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PREHEAT - Preheat oven to 325 Degrees Farenheit.
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Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan with Crisco or Baking Spray.
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BOTTOM CRUST - Combine Oat, Flour, Brown Sugar, Baking Soda, and Salt in Large Bowl and mix well.
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Cut in butter using Pastry Blender or by hand until mixture is crumbly.
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Separate out 1/2 of Oat mixture and place off to the side and add 1/2 Cup Pecans or Walnuts.
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Pour remaining half of mixture into prepared baking pan and press firmly into bottom of the prepared baking pan.
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Bake for 10 minutes.
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FILLING - Remove baking pan with from oven and Sprinkle choclate chips over hot crust.
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Let stand until chocolate chips have melted and spread melted chocolate chips evenly over the crust using spatula.
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Combine Caramels and milk in a double boiler.
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Cook over high heat , stirring frequently, until caramels melt.
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Drizzle over chocolate layer in baking pan.
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** Note** If you do not have a double Boiler you can combine Caramels and milk into 5 quart Sauce Pan and cool over Meduim to Low heat stirring frequently uintil caramel pieces have melted completely.
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Once Caramels have melted remove from heat completely and drizzle melted Caramel over chocolate layer in baking pan.
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Sprinkle reserved oat mixture over caramel mixture.
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Bake for 15 minutes or until top layer is a light Golden Brown.
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Transfer to wire cooling rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
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Cut into bars and serve warm or completely cooled.
