Caramel Chocolate Pretzel Bars

So these didn't turn out to be the prettiest looking things, but I couldn't stop eating them. I thought they turned out taste-wise, to definitely be a top 5 on the "bars" chart. Pretzel crust?! With chocolate and caramel on top?! Yum! Next time I make them, I think I'll bake longer than advised and chill longer for the top layer to spread out more evenly. Bringing these in to work tomorrow! Recipe off Tastykitchen.com

Caramel Chocolate Pretzel Bars

• 1-½ cup Pretzels, Ground Up
• 1 stick Butter, Melted
• ¼ cups Sugar
• 1 stick Of Butter
• 1 cup Of Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Of Vanilla
• ¼ cups Of Evaporated Milk
• 1 whole Egg
• ¾ cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Of Baking Soda
• 1 package Either Caramel Or Caramel Apple Hersheys Kisses, 12 Ounce Bag
• 1 teaspoon Of Milk

Start out by making up your crust. Throw a few handfuls of pretzels into your food processor and mulch them up until you have 1-1/2 cups worth.

Dump them into a 9×9 inch baking pan and add in 1 stick of melted butter along with 1/4 cup of sugar. Combine it well and press your crust into the pan.

Throw it in the oven and cook it at 350 degrees F for about 8 minutes. Pull it back out of the oven and let it cool.

While your crust is cooling, grab your remaining ingredients. Melt the second stick of butter on low heat. Once it’s melted, remove it from the heat and add in your brown sugar, vanilla, and evaporated milk. Next up, you’ll mix in your egg. Finish it off by adding in your flour and baking soda.

Grab your cooled pretzel crust and lay your kisses down in rows on top of your crust.

Next up, you’ll grab your batter you just cooked and pour it over the top of the kisses.

Pop the bars back into your oven at 350 degrees F and cook them for another 25 minutes. (Go longer - maybe lay foil on top to avoid burning the sugars.)

Once they’re out and cooling, the final touch will be to take any leftover caramel kisses, throw them into your double boiler along with your teaspoon of milk and melt them down.

Spread the melted kisses over the top of your bars and put the finished dish in the fridge to set for three or more hours until completely cooled.