Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
• 32 caramels
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup vanilla chocolate chips or 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 heath candy bar, chopped (1.4 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine the butter, caramels and milk; cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth.
• 2 cool.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, oil and eggs; mix well.
• 4 stir in chips and chopped candy bar (dough will be stiff).
• 5 press three-fourths into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• 6 bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• 7 place on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 8 pour caramel mixture over the crust.
• 9 drop remaining dough by spoonfuls onto caramel layer.
• 10 bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• 11 cool for 10 minutes; run a knife around edges of pan.
• 12 cool 40 minutes longer; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until serving.