CARAMEL NUT BROWNIES

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Number Of Ingredients 9

4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
¾ Cup (1 ½ sticks) butter
2 Cups sugar
4 eggs
1 Cup flour
1 package (14 oz.) caramels, unwrapped
1/3 Cup heavy cream
2 Cups pecans or walnut halves, divided
1 package (12 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease foil lined 13x9 inch baking pan. Microwave chocolate squares and butter in microwavable bowl on high 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 ½ of batter in prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes, or until batter is firm to the touch (I did not bake that long - I'm always overbaking brownies ) Meanwhile, microwave caramels and cream in microwavable bowl on high 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, if desired (I did not, I mean just how many calories can one brownie have??) Pour remaining unbaked brownie batter evenly over caramel mixture; sprinkle with nuts. (Some caramel mixture may peak through.) Bake additional 30 minutes. Cool in pan. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen brownies from sides. Lift from pan using foil as handles. Cut into 24 brownies. Suggestion: Give the pan a really good greasing. I had to throw out a bunch of the edge of the brownies because it had aluminum foil baked into it Enjoy!!!