Toffee Coffee Chocolate Caramel Bars

Delicious bar cookies! Smells good and tastes great!

• Ready In: 58 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/2ounce) box  yellow cake mix
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  cup  strong coffee, divided
• 1 (10 ounce) bag chocolate chips, Nestle Swirled Milk Chocolate-Caramel chips
• 2  large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 (10 ounce) bag  chocolate-covered caramel candies, unwrapped (such as Riesen)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1  cup pecans, chopped and divided
• 4  chocolate-covered english toffee bars, crushed (such as Skor or Heath)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
3. Beat together the cake mix, oil, ½ cup coffee and eggs.
4. Add Swirled Chocolate-Caramel chips in the mix with a wooden spoon.
5. Spoon approximately ¾ of the mixture into the bottom of prepared pan. Press with spatula to spread it to cover the bottom.
6. Bake this layer for 10 minutes.
7. In a double boiler or saucepan on low heat, warm the butter, chocolate covered caramels, ½ cup coffee, and condensed milk until all items are blended together and smooth. Continually swirl with a wooden spoon to prevent burning.
8. Pour the filling over the partially baked crust.
9. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans.
10. Spoon the remaining ¼ batter mix over the pecans.
11. Finish by sprinkling with chopped toffee bars and remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
12. Bake an additional 30 minutes.
13. Allow the pan to cool completely and cut into square bars.