Recipe For Cooking Caramel Walnut Bars

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Bar Cookies

Caramel Walnut Bars

2 C. unsifted flour
3/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
3/4 C. cold margarine or butter
3/4 C. walnuts, chopped
24 caramels, unwrapped
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour, sugar and egg; cut in 1/2 C. margarine until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Reserving 2 C. crumb mixture, press remainder firmly on bottom of prepared 13 x 9-in. baking pan. Bake for 15 min.

Meanwhile, in heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1/4 C. margarine. Pour over prepared crust. Top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 20 min. or until bubbly. Cool. Cut into bars.

Store loosely covered at room temperature.