Ooey-Gooey Caramel & Chocolate Bars
By: Linda
Published: Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 7:35am

Ingredients




Oooey Gooey Caramel-Chocolate Bars
Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup pecan halves
Topping:
2/3 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 350*.  Combine all crust ingredients except pecans in bowl of a stand mixer, if  you do not own a stand mixer put ingredients in large bowl.  Beat at medium speed until mixture resembles fine crumbs.  Press into bottom of an ungreased 9″ x 13″ or *8 x 11.5 x 2″baking pan.  Place pecans evenly over unbaked crust. 2 Combine remaining butter and brown sugar in 1 quart saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the entire surface of the mixture begins to boil.  Boil stirring constantly, for 1 minute.  Pour mixture evenly over pecans and crust.  Bake for 18-22 minutes or until the entire layer of caramel is bubbly.  (Do NOT overbake) Remove from oven.  Immediately sprinkle with chips; allow to melt slightly.  Spread melted chips over bars with an off-set spatula.  Cool completely.  Cut into bars. 3 *If  you use the smaller pan, be sure and increase the baking time by 1/4.*

About

These yummy bars are quite addicting.  The combo of chocolate, caramel and pecans on a cookie like crust are absolutely delicious.