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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Servings 16
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! Show-stopper desserts can be delicious as well as super simple when you start with a time-saving cookie mix! Check out the recipe tip for using a common baking pan.
Updated Jan 18, 2019
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Ingredients

Cookie Base

Filling

  • 40 caramels, unwrapped
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Topping

  • 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Press dough in bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
  • 2
    Bake 19 to 21 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Using back of a spoon, gently press center of crust to flatten slightly.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, in medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and 1/3 cup cream on High 2 to 4 minutes, stirring twice, until caramels are melted. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
  • 4
    In medium bowl, place chocolate chips. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup whipping cream over medium-low heat 3 to 5 minutes or until hot. Pour cream over chocolate chips in bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Pour over filling. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set. To serve, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!
  • tip 2
    Use oatmeal chocolate chip cookie mix instead of the oatmeal cookie mix if you’d prefer not to have the cinnamon flavor.
  • tip 3
    No tart pan? Use a 13x9-inch pan and cut into squares instead of wedges.

Nutrition

530 Calories, 29g Total Fat, 7g Protein, 59g Total Carbohydrate, 37g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
530
Calories from Fat
260
Total Fat
29g
45%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
240mg
10%
Potassium
240mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
59g
20%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
37g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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