I give you the ultimate sweet and salty treat: a crumbly oat cookie smeared with rich and creamy dulce de leche and finished with a sprinkle of flake sea salt.

Now you don’t have to decide between a sweet or salty snack: these addicting oatmeal cookie bars combine the best of both!

I’ve been itching to adapt my Oatmeal Jam Bars like this for some time now, and finally hunkered down and did it. Not sure what took me so long because these bars are legit.

You’re welcome.

I tested both this oat version as well as a brown sugar shortbread (since it’s obvious that dulce de leche and shortbread were meant to be). But the oat version was the resounding winner: something about the crunchy texture of the oats and the optimal proportion of caramel to crumb was simply perfection.

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