Recipe for California Dreams

Ingredients for California Dreams:
32
caramel candies 
1/3 cup evaporated milk 
1/2 cup flour
 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
1/4 teaspoon salt 
1/2 cup
dark brown sugar, packed 
1/2 cup rolled oats 
4 Tablespoons
butter or margarine, softened 
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
 
1/2 cup chopped pecans

California Dreams preparation instruction:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 
2. In the top of a double boiler, combine caramels and milk. Heat
over simmering water until melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat
and set aside. 
3. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt in a
medium bowl. Stir in brown sugar and oats. Mix in butter until mixture
forms coarse crumbs.
 
4. Press 1/2 of the flour mixture evenly
into a buttered 8-inch square pan. The layer will be fairly thin.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans over surface evenly. Pour caramel
mixture over chocolate chips and nuts. Sprinkle with remaining flour
mixture.
 
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool. Refrigerate until set, then cut into squares.
 
YIELDS: 16
squares