BAKER'S ULTIMATE CARAMEL NUT BROWNIES

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Categories Dessert

Yield 24 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
3/4 cup (11/2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour
1 pkg. (14 ounces) caramels, unwrapped
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 cups pecans or walnut halves, divided
1 pkg. (12 ounces)semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan. Microwave chocolate squares and butter on HI for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir sugar into chocolate until well blended. Mix in eggs. Stir in flour. Spread 1/2 of batter in prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until batter is firm to the touch. Meanwhile, microwave caramels and cream on HI for 3 minutes or until caramels begin to melt. Whisk until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of nuts. Gently spread caramel mixture over brownie batter in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Pour remaining unbaked brownie batter evenly over caramel; sprinkle with remaining nuts. (Some caramel mixture may peak through.) Bake an additional 30 minutes. Cool in pan. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Lift from pan using foil as handles. Cut into 24 pieces.