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I also used chocolate chunks for a change this time instead of chocolate chips.  I'd also used LESS caramel topping, but did add 1 Tbsp. flour to 1\/2 cup caramel topping for this recipe.  I greased and floured my baking pan. I was able to cut the bars after they'd cooled. I found these bars to taste good-I'd taken them to the Nutrition Dept. at the hospital & also to the Volunteer Resources Dept. today.  The people who tested them really liked these bars! When I sampled the bars which I'd cut, they WERE chewy! I got about 2 dozen bars, depending on how large the bars\/squares are cut! Try dipping a sharp knife in hot water to cut these bars!  I WILL say that they WERE also ON the sticky side! 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