Caramel Clumpies

Josh found this recipe on the Despicable Me blu-ray and thought it sounded good so we made them.

10 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
A pinch of salt
2 ½ cups rolled oats
7 oz chewy caramels, coarsely chopped

Directions: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and both sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and beat well until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla mixture and mix in well. Finally add the oats and caramels and stir. Chill dough for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350F. Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes just until brown but do not over-bake or they will lose their “clumpiness”. Slide parchment paper and cookies onto counter top to cool. Enjoy!

If you like oatmeal and caramel then you'll like these cookies :) I've eaten way too many already!