Chocolate & Caramel Drizzled Bars

Name: Chocolate & Caramel Drizzled Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 72 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 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

These bars feature melted caramel and bittersweet chocolate drizzled over a cookie crust.

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20 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

²/₃ cup sugar

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 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

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges. Set aside.
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.
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.
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.
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.

70 Calories

4.5 Fat (g)

10 Cholesterol (mg)

170 Sodium (mg)

6 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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