Hazelnut Caramel Bars

Name: Hazelnut Caramel Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 cups flour; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping; 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped; 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate square

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"Prepared caramel ice cream topping is a great item to keep in the pantry for whipping up this gooey dessert."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 16 bars

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
2 cups flour
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup caramel ice cream topping
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate square

directions

Preheat oven to 350*. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. reduce speed to low, add flour and salt, mixing until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of 8 inch square baking pan.
Pour caramel topping over mixture in pan.
Sprinkle hazelnuts on top of caramel. Bake bars until edges are golden, 20-25 minutes. Place pan on wire rack.
Microwave chocolate in small bowl on HIGH just until melted, about 1 minutes. Stir until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over bars. Cool completely. Cut into bars.