Peanut Butter Caramel Bars

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1 (14-ounce) package caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (11.5-ounce) package milk chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Combine sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add egg; continue beating until well mixed.
5. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat at low speed until dough forms.
6. Press dough evenly into ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
7. Sprinkle pecans evenly over dough.
8. Bake 15-20 minutes or until crust is lightly browned around edges.
9. Place caramels and half & half in 2-quart heavy saucepan.
10. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 6-11 minutes or until smooth.
11. Stir in vanilla.
12. Drizzle caramel mixture evenly over pecans; sprinkle with chocolate chips.
13. Cool completely at room temperature.
14. Cut into bars.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/493/peanut-butter-caramel-bars (may not work)