Delightful Caramel Bars

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Rating:

-1 (0 rated)

Cook time:

15 minutes

Prep time:

25 minutes

Ingredients

- 1 package Girl Scout Shortbread/Trefoils
- 8 Girl Scout Caramel deLites/Samoas, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 25 caramels
- 1/4 cup milk

Preparation

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place 12 Shortbreads in a food processor; pulse until crushed. Reserve for topping.

3. Place remaining Shortbread/Trefoils cookies in food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter; pulse until blended. Press onto bottom of an un-greased 9-inch-square baking pan. Layer with chocolate chips and chopped Caramel deLites/Samoas cookies.

3. In a large saucepan, combine caramels and milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until caramels are melted.

4. Pour over Caramel deLites/Samoas cookies; sprinkle with reserved crushed Shortbread/Trefoils cookies.

5. Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.