Caramel Brownies

Sometime last year I clipped this recipe out of our local newspaper and my goodness, we are sure glad that I did. These brownies are rich and gooey with a layer of caramel and milk chocolate chips between two layers of cookie base made from a German chocolate cake mix. They were delicious with a glass of milk last evening for dessert. This is a kid-friendly recipe, whether the kid is young or old. Blessings...

Recipe:

1 German chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (11 ounces) caramels
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2/3 cup evaporated milk, divided
3/4 cup butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
2. Melt butter and mix with cake mix and 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Spread half of this mixture in pan and bake for 7 to 9 minutes. (Remaining batter will thicken up as it sits). Remove baked layer to rack while preparing caramel mixture.
3. In a saucepan, combine unwrapped caramels and remaining 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over baked layer and smooth out evenly with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the caramel.
4. Pinch off pieces of the remaining cake batter and make a layer over the top of the caramel layer. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes.

Yield: 36 bars
102 calories each