Chip'n Nut Caramel Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (227 g) package hershey classic caramels
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream or 2 tablespoons light cream
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 for brownie base: melt butter& chocolate chips in large saucepan, stirring until smooth.
• 2 remove from heat.
• 3 add sugar, eggs& vanilla.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 add flour, baking powder& salt, stirring until smooth.
• 6 spread batter in greased 8 or 9 inch square cake pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 mins.or just until set.
• 8 for topping: while brownie base is baking,heat caramels and cream on low heat, stirring until smooth.
• 9 remove brownie from oven.
• 10 let cool 5 minutes.
• 11 spread caramel mixture on top.
• 12 sprinkle with pecans and chocolate chips.
• 13 bake 5 mins.longer
• 14 cool completely& cut into squares.
• 15 tip: try hershey chocolate filled classic caramels for a more chocolate taste.