Caramel Pecan Fudge Bars

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
• 3 Land O Lakes All-Natural Eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 36 pecan halves
• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping or caramel apple dip
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges.
3. Grease foil; set aside.
4. Combine sugar, flour, cocoa and salt in medium bowl.
5. Stir in butter, eggs and vanilla; mix well.
6. Spread batter into prepared pan.
7. Arrange pecan halves evenly on batter (6 rows crosswise and 6 rows lengthwise).
8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Place caramel topping in small microwave-safe bowl.
10. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) until hot and bubbly (1 to 2 minutes).
11. Stir chopped pecans into caramel topping.
12. Spread evenly over hot bars.
13. Place fudge topping in another small microwave-safe bowl.
14. Microwave on HIGH(100% power) until hot (about 1 minute).
15. Drizzle fudge topping over caramel-pecan mixture.
16. Cool completely.
17. Refrigerate until firm (1 hour).
18. Lift bars out of pan using foil ends; cut into bars.
19. Serve bars at room temperature.

sugar, flour, unsweetened cocoa, salt, butter, eggs, vanilla, pecan, caramel ice cream topping, pecans

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/354/caramel-pecan-fudge-bars (may not work)