Caramel Blondie Bars

Soft Caramel Cremes are baked into these luscious Caramel Blondie Bars.

Yield: 16 to 20 bars

Ingredients

• 25 Lancaster Caramel Soft Cremes
• 1 tablespoon + 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan.
2. Remove wrappers from caramel candies. Cut each caramel into halves. Toss caramel pieces with 1 tablespoon flour so the pieces don't stick together.
3. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
4. Add egg, milk and vanilla extract; beat well.
5. Stir together remaining 1 1/4 cups flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
6. Spread one half of batter in prepared pan.
7. Sprinkle caramel pieces and nuts over batter.
8. Drop remaining batter by the teaspoon over mixture. Gently spread batter to cover as much of the caramel pieces and nuts as possible.
9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
10. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
11. Cut into bars.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: lancastercandy.com through Brandpoint