MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Cinnamon Caramel Swirl Bars
 Categories: Tested, Dessert, Xmas
      Yield: 24 Bars
 
  1 1/2 c  Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
      2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/4 ts Salt
  1 1/2 c  Brown sugar; packed
    1/2 c  Butter; melted
      2 lg Eggs
      1 tb Vanilla
      1 c  Pecans; slightly chopped
     14 oz Package caramels; unwrapped
    1/4 c  Milk
 
  Preheat oven to 350 F (convection will show 325 F).
  
  Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.  Set aside.  Mix brown
  sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and pecans in large bowl until well
  blended.  Add flour mixture, mix well.
  
  Reserve one cup of batter. Spread remaining batter into lightly
  greased foil lined 13x9 inch baking pan. (Used teflon foil to
  totally cover bottom and side of baking dish) Did not grease this!
  
  Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. (Next time bake 25 minutes to
  make bar more crisp.
  
  Start melting caramels 5 minutes after placing pan in oven. (I used a
  plastic 3 cup measuring cup - worked fine). Microwave on HIGH 2 or 3
  minutes OR until caramels are completely melted.  Stir after each
  minute.
  
  Cool 10 minutes or more until mixture has gotten slightly thick.
  Thick enough to pour and then spread.  Too runny mixture runs all
  over bar to the sides of the baking dish.
  
  Pour over partially baked cookie. (Make sure caramel is thick enough
  that it does not run to the side of the baking dish - caramel should
  be thick enough to spread.) Spread caramel to within 1/2 inch of edge
  of cookie bar.
  
  Drop reserved one cup of batter by spoonfuls over caramel layer.  Cut
  through batter with a knife several times to get a marbel effect.
  
  Bake another 15 - 20 minutes OR until center is set. (might bake
  another 5 minutes to crisp up the final results of the bar)
  
  Cool in pan on wire rack.  Lift from pan with foil.  Cut into bars.
  
  From Food Network Magazine - McCormic ad.
  
  Testing - maybe a good xmas choice.
  
  Tested 3/28/15 - will do again.  Nice sweet bar cookie. Very rich.
  Make small pieces to put into xmas cookie tin. (If bar is too chewy -
  place in separate cookie tin or everything in the tin will get soft)
 
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