Carmelastic Fantastic Brownie

• 14 ounces caramels
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Place caramels and condensed milk in heavy pan, cook over low heat, stirring often, till caramels are melted and blended well.
3. While caramels are cooking --
4. Place Crisco in heavy pan over low heat till melted -- set aside -- to cool.
5. Beat sugar,and eggs and then add cocoa powder, milk and cooled crisco, blend well and set aside.
6. Sift flour, salt and baking powder and add t chocolate mixture, beating well.Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of nuts.
7. Place 2/3rds of batter into a greased 13x9" pan and bake for 12 minutes.
8. Remove brownie from oven and pour melted caramels over top, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of nuts.
9. Drop remaining third of brownie batter by teapsoons over and smooth useing dampened hands or a knife -- and marbelize brownies.
10. and smooth.
11. Return to oven and cover with aluminum foil for 1 hour.
12. refrigerate with foil for another hour or till cooled.
13. Cut into bars.

caramels, condensed milk, vegetable shortening, vegetable shortening, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, milk, flour, semisweet chocolate chips, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/carmelastic-fantastic-brownie-198224 (may not work)