Julie's Pecan Caramel Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2-2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces semi-sweet baker's chocolate, chopped
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix together ingredients for bottom layer to a fine crumb consistency. pat into an ungreased 9x13 pyrex dish.
• 3 sprinkle pecan layer using enough to completely cover bottom layer.
• 4 combine caramel ingredients in saucepan and cook over medium high until it comes to a good expansive boil. boil for one minute and remove from heat, then pour over pecans.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven. it will not look done.
• 6 immediately sprinkle the chocolate over the caramel and gently spread so that it melts and blends in with caramel layer.
• 7 allow to cool completely before cutting. i like to serve it in small squares, about 1 1/2", because they are very rich.