German Chocolate Bars

These have been a favorite of mine for years. They are quite different from most brownie/bar cookies yet are a hit every time they've been served. If you like caramel and chocolate .....

• Ready In: 44 mins
• Yields: 1 13x9 pan

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) package  caramels
• 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 (18 1/2ounce) package  German chocolate cake mix
• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Unwrap the bag of caramels.
2. Over a double boiler, melt caramels with 1/2 cup evaporated milk; set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350°.
4. In a large bowl, combine German Chocolate cake mix, butter, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, nuts and 6-ounces (1 cup) chocolate chips; mix by hand until mixture holds together.
5. Press 1/2 mixture in a 9x13-inch pan.
6. Bake 6 minutes.
7. Sprinkle remaining 6 ounces (1 cup) chocolate chips evenly over the top of baked mixture.
8. Spread/drizzle the melted caramel evenly over the top of the baked mixture/chocolate chips.
9. Crumble the remaining reserved mixture evenly over the top of the caramel.
10. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely (may speed up cooling by placing in the refrigerator) before cutting.