Blonde Brownie Caramel Cups

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 20 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4-1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 line 16 muffin cups with foil or paper baking cups.
• 3 melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat.
• 4 remove from heat and stir in brown sugar.
• 5 add vanilla and egg; mix well.
• 6 add flour, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• 7 stir in 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
• 8 divide batter evenly into lined muffin cups.
• 9 bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 meanwhile, in small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with water; stir constantly until smooth (or microwave in glass bowl with 1 tablespoon water on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally).
• 11 immediately after brownie cups are removed from oven, place chocolate chips evenly into middle of each brownie.
• 12 spoon 1 scant tablespoon of caramel over chocolate chips in each cup.
• 13 if necessary, stir additional water into melted caramels to maintain spoonable consistency.
• 14 sprinkle 1/4 cup finly chopped nuts evenly over brownies.
• 15 cool completely.
• 16 store in tightly covered container.