Description
A recipe for Double Chocolate and Caramel Bars

Ingredients

• 3 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
  
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  
• 1 egg, beaten
  
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) firm butter or margarine
  
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
  
• 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  
• 48 caramels
  
• 2 cans (14 ounces each) sweetened condensed milk
  
• Chocolate Glaze (recipe below)

Preparation
Prep: 30 minutes | Bake: 35 minutes

Cool: 2 hours

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15- x 10- x 1-inch pan.

2. In large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa and egg; cut in 1 1/4 cups of the butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts; reserve 3 cups of crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly in bottom of pan; sprinkle with chocolate chips.

3. Bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in heavy 2-quart saucepan, melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1/4 cup butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over crust. Top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake about 20 minutes or until bubbly. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Drizzle with Chocolate Glaze. For bars, cut into 11 rows by 7 rows.

Chocolate Glaze: In microwavable bowl, microwave 1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening or vegetable oil uncovered on High 1 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway through heating time, until melted and thin enough to drizzle.

Nutrition
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Serves
Makes 77 bars

Variations
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