Chocolate Caramel Brownies

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butter melted, 2 sticks
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 12 ounces caramel ice cream sauce
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips optional
• 3/4 cup pecans chopped, optional

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cream sugar, eggs, and vanilla
3. Add the melted butter and mix well.
4. Add all the dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Pour half of the batter into a greased 9x13 glass baking dish.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven.
7. Drizzle the caramel sauce over the brownies. At this point, you can also add half of the chopped pecans and half of the chocolate chips if desired.
8. Pour the remaining brownie batter over the top. Put the remaining chopped pecans and chocolate chips on top if desired.
9. Bake for another 35-40 minutes.

sugar, eggs, vanilla, butter, flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, caramel ice cream sauce, chocolate chips optional, pecans

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Caramel-Brownies-1712883 (may not work)