Caramel Nut Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts
• 24 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 ----crust-----.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 combine flour, sugar, and egg.
• 4 cut in 1/2 cup margarine until crumbly.
• 5 stir in nuts.
• 6 reserve 2 cups of this crumb mixture.
• 7 press remainder firmly on bottom of greased 9x13 inch pan.
• 8 bake 15 minutes.
• 9 -----filling----.
• 10 meanwhile, in heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk and 1/4 cup margarine.
• 11 pour over prepared crust and spread evenly.
• 12 top with reserved crumb mixture.
• 13 bake 20 minutes, or until bubbly.
• 14 cool and cut into small bars.
• 15 store loosely covered at room temperature.