Salted Caramel Turtle Triangles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 betty crocker double chocolate chunk cookie mix (1 lb 1.5 oz box)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup pecans, coarsely chopped, divided
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels, approximately 50 caramels
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon coarse kosher salt (for caramel)
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt (for top of bars sprinked just before serving)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• 2 in medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, butter, water and egg until soft dough forms. press dough evenly into prepared pan; sprinkle with 1/3 cup pecans.
• 3 bake 11 to 15 minutes or until set in center and edges just begin to pull from sides of pan. set aside to cool.
• 4 in the meantime, in medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter, caramels and cream, stirring frequently until mixture is smooth. remove from heat. stir in vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• 5 spread caramel evenly over cookie base and sprinkle with remaining pecans. cool completely.
• 6 sprinkle top of caramel with additional salt right before serving. to serve, cut into 4 rows by 6 rows and cut each square diagonally into triangles. store in refrigerator; bring to room temperature before serving.