#2023 - Caramel Walnut Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups flour
3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup cold butter
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
24 unwrapped Kraft caramels
1 - 14oz. can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated)

In a bowl add brown sugar and egg--mix with a spoon. Add flour--stir. Add 1/2 cup of the cold butter--mix with a pastry blender until it makes crumbs. Add chopped walnuts to the crumbs--stir. Remove 2 cups of the crumb mixture and reserve for later. Press the remainder of the crumbs into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 metal cake pan using the back of a spoon. Bake crust at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. In a heavy saucepan over low heat add condensed milk, unwrapped caramels and the other 1/4 cup butter--cook/stir until melted and smooth. Pour the caramel mixture over the hot crust. Sprinkle the reserved 2 cups of crumb mixture evenly over the caramel mixture. Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbling hot. Cool completely. Cut into bars.