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Caramel Candy Bars Recipe

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You’ll love these delicious, buttery bars. They’re so rich that a small portion may be enough to satisfy your sweet tooth—but don’t expect many leftovers!

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Caramel Candy Bars Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 24 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
CARAMEL LAYER:
1 package (14 ounces) caramels
1/3 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE:
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour until blended. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt caramels and butter with milk until smooth, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and pecans. Spread over crust.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over caramel layer. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Caramel Candy Bars in Country Extra January 2008, p51

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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2011 by tbneumann

This was so amazing!! Yes it's sweet, but that's what I was looking for!

Reviewed on May. 22, 2009 by GRAMMAJG

YES BERRYMO48,i found the bars to be sticky and very sweet,its like they should have been baked or something to get more of a crunch to them so they set up better,we really didn't like them because they were way too sweet,i'm going to try cooking the caramel longer or baking them for a few min. ca't hurt anything ,live and learn from trial and error they say.

Reviewed on May. 18, 2009 by berrymo48

I noticed that the caramel layer was quite sticky after being in the refrigerator for over 4 hours. Did anyone else have this problem.