Shelly's Recipe

CARAMEL OATMEAL COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup softened butter and packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups uncooked rolled oats
1 cup chopped nuts
1 (8 oz) HERSHEYS Milk Chocolate Baking Pieces Filled with Caramel

Heat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Beat butter, brown sugar and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; beat into butter mixture. Stir in oats and nuts. Gently fold in baking pieces. Drop by heaping tsp onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown. (Caramel will melt out along edges of cookies.)

Place cookie sheet on wire rack; immediately use edge of knife or spatula to push melted caramel back to edges of cookie. Cool several minutes; slide parchment paper and cookies off cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely; peel cookies off parchment paper. About 4 dozen cookies.