Shelly's Recipe

TURTLE BARS

Category: Bars

30 caramels, unwrapped
1/4 cup milk
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup flour
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup milk chocolate chunks (6 oz.)
1 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped

Line bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil about 2 inches beyond long sides of pan; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.

In small saucepan, melt caramels with milk over low heat, stirring often until smooth; cool slightly. In large mixer bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg on medium speed until smooth; add graham cracker crumbs, flour and salt. Continue beating on low speed until crumbly; set aside 1 1/2 cups of mixture.

Press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chunks and pecans evenly over crust; pour melted caramels over top. Crumble the reserved graham cracker mixture unevenly over the caramel sauce, leaving some of the filling uncovered. Bake at 350 until caramel is bubbling and edges of crust are beginning to brown (20-25 min.); cool completely on wire rack. Remove from pan using the foil to lift out in one piece; cut into bars.