Chocolate-Caramel Nut Bars

By nanarose

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 pkg. (12 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
• 1 bag (14 oz.) KRAFT Caramels (about 50)
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnut Pieces

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 57mins
Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Grease foil. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt; beat on low speed until crumbly. Press firmly into prepared pan.

BAKE 15 min. or until edges are golden brown; sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Cover with foil. Let stand 5 min. or until chocolate is melted; spread evenly over crust. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set.

MICROWAVE caramels and cream in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until caramels begin to melt; stir until caramels are completely melted. Gently spread over chocolate layer. Sprinkle with walnuts; press nuts gently into caramel to secure. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 36 bars or triangles.