An addition to breakfast, lunch, or a mid-day snack, these mildy-sweet, nutty squares go perfectly with a fresh cup of coffee.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup quick-cooking oats
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup salted caramel sauce, slightly warmed just enough to loosen for easy drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray, or butter.
- Lightly whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, whisk in oats; set aside.
- Beat together butter and sugar until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Scrape down sides when needed.
- Mix in dry ingredient mixture until just combined.
- Stir in walnuts to distribute.
- Evenly spread batter in prepared baking pan. Drizzle caramel sauce over top of batter; using a knife, swirl caramel throughout batter. Spread batter evenly again.
- Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes, or until wooden pick or cake tester comes out clean. Cool pan on wire rack.
- Adjust cook time accordingly for pan size.
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