Chocolate Caramel Bars
Source of Recipe
recipecircus/becky sims
Recipe Introduction
Toffee-flavored shortbread topped with chocolate,chewy caramel and nuts. This is a real winner.
List of Ingredients
Crust:
Non stick cooking spray
2c. flour
3/4c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, slightly softened
1/2c. packed brown sugar
1/4t. salt
1c. (6oz) semisweet or milk chocolate chips
Caramel:
3/4c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1c. packed brown sugar
1/3c. Karo light or dark corn syrup
1t. vanilla
1/2c. chopped walnuts
Recipe
For crust: Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13x9x2 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl with mixer at med. speed, beat flour, butter, brown sugar and salt until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press firmly into prepared pan.
Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust; let stand 5 mins. or until shiny and soft.
Spread chocolate evenly; set aside.
For Caramel: In heavy 2 qt. saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and vanilla.
Stirring frequently, bring to boil over med. heat. Without stirring, boil 4 minutes.
Pour over chocolate; spread evenly. Sprinkle with walnuts. Cool completely.
Refrigerate 1 hour to set chocolate; let stand at room temp. until softened.
Cut into 2x1 inch bars. Store in tightly covered container at room temp.
Makes: about 4 dozen bars
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