Heavenly Cookie Bars

• 1/2 c. sugar
• 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 c. (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 c. self-rising flour
• 12 oz. (2 c.) milk chocolate chips
• 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts (or use nut pieces for chunkiness)
• 12 Kraft caramels (Kraft, because I like them best!)

1. Heat oven to 325u0b0.
2. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
3. Add vanilla and egg; beat well.
4. Add flour; mix well.
5. Cut 6 caramels into chip-size pieces. Add caramel chips, chocolate chips and nuts to mixture; stir. Spread dough into an 8 x 12-inch ungreased baking dish.
6. Press remaining whole caramels into cookie dough.
7. Bake at 325u0b0 for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Turn oven off and let stand until center of dough is done.
9. Take out of oven, let cool for a few minutes and then cut into bars.

sugar, brown sugar, margarine, vanilla, egg, flour, milk chocolate chips, pecans, caramels

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=931374 (may not work)