Milk Chocolate Caramel Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 Hershey Bars, broken or 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 (350 for glass baking dish).
In a large bowl mix first 4 ingredients until crumbly.
Reserve 2/3 cup and firmly press remainder evenly in ungreased 9-inch square or 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
In same bowl combine the 2/3 cup reserved flour mixture, caramel topping, cream cheese, vanilla and egg.
Mix with electric mixture at low speed until blended.
Stir in nuts.
Pour over crust.
Bake 30- 35 minutes or until firm.
Immediately sprinkle with Hershey bar sections or chocolate morsels; spread when softened.
Cool before cutting.