Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Cakes 
      Yield: 32 servings 
  
  1 3/4 c  Oats, quick or old fashioned 
           - uncooked 
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour 
    3/4 c  Firmly packed brown sugar 
    1/2 ts Baking soda 
      1 c  Chopped eagle brand peanuts 
    1/4 ts Salt (optional) 
    3/4 c  Margarine, melted 
           - (1 1/2 sticks) 
      1 c  Semi-sweet chocolate pieces 
           - (6 ounces) 
 12 1/2 oz Caramel ice cream topping 
           - (1 jar) 
    1/4 c  All-purpose flour 
  
  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 13x9-inch baking pan.  Combine oats, 
  flour, brown sugar, soda and salt; mix well.  Stir in margarine, mixing 
  well until blended.  Reserve 1 cup; press remaining onto bottom of 
  prepared pan.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown; cool 10 
  minutes.  Top with nuts and chocolate pieces.  Mix caramel topping and 1/4 
  cup flour until smooth; drizzle over chocolate pieces to within 1/4-inch 
  of pan edges.  Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.  Bake an additional 18 
  to 22 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool; chill until set.  Makes 32 
  bars.