Hazelnut Caramel Bars

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

• Ready In: 50 mins
• 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

1. 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.
2. Pour caramel topping over mixture in pan.
3. Sprinkle hazelnuts on top of caramel. Bake bars until edges are golden, 20-25 minutes. Place pan on wire rack.
4. 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.