Chocolate & Caramel Drizzled Bars
These bars feature melted caramel and bittersweet chocolate drizzled over a cookie crust.
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Ingredients
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
2
3 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped
12 caramels, unwrapped
2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
2 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon shortening
1 to 2 tablespoons large crystal salt or large crystal sea salt
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges. Set aside.
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STEP 2
Combine butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed after each addition. Stir in pecans.
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STEP 3
Press dough evenly, with floured hands, onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 25-27 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes. Carefully remove bars from pan using foil ends; place onto large cutting board. Immediately cut into 36 bars; cut each bar diagonally into triangle shape. Cool completely.
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STEP 4
Combine caramels and whipping cream in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Drizzle caramel mixture over cooled bars.
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STEP 5
Combine chocolate and shortening in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Drizzle chocolate over caramel on bars. Immediately sprinkle with salt.
Tip #1
To toast pecans, place into ungreased shallow baking pan; spread out evenly. Bake at 350°F, 4-6 minutes, stirring once, until lightly browned. Cool completely.
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