BROWNIE CARAMEL PECAN BARS
Source of Recipe
Hershey Foods
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons water
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, divided
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
CLASSIC CARAMEL TOPPING (recipe follows)
1 cup pecan pieces
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square baking pan with foil,
extending
foil over edges of pan; grease and flour foil.
2. Combine sugar, butter and water in medium saucepan; cook over low
heat,
stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat;
immediately add
1 cup chocolate chips, stirring until melted. Beat in eggs and
vanilla
until well blended. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; stir
into
chocolate mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from
sides of
pan. Meanwhile, prepare CLASSIC CARAMEL TOPPING. Remove brownies from
oven;
immediately and carefully spread with prepared topping. Sprinkle
remaining
1 cup chips and pecans over topping. Cool completely in pan on wire
rack,
being careful not to disturb chips while soft. Cut into bars. About
16 bars.
CLASSIC CARAMEL TOPPING
Remove wrappers from 25 HERSHEY'S CLASSIC Caramels. Combine 1/4 cup
(1/2
stick) butter or margarine, caramels and 2 tablespoons milk in medium
microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir.
Microwave an
additional 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until
caramels are
melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Use immediately.
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