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C O O K I E S , B A R S , A N D B R O W N I E S 387
JESSICA’S CARAME
JESSICA’S CARAMEL L
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES S
essica Brown, of Chandler, Ari-
MAKES: 24 SQUARES
zona, sent me this wonderful PREPARATION TIME: 15 MINUTES
BAKING TIME: 28 TO 30 MINUTES
recipe, and it has become a
favorite at my house. She says it
Vegetable oil spray for misting the pan
has made its way around her home
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain German
state of Kentucky, and that some- chocolate cake mix
1
thing similar to it won a blue ribbon 12 tablespoons (1 ⁄2 sticks) butter, at room
temperature
at the Kentucky
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
State Fair 1 bag (14 ounces) caramels (45 small
many years caramels), unwrapped
1 to 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
ago. Jessica
(see headnote)
has tweaked the
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
recipe through the years to arrive
at this basic formula. You can add
1 to 2 cups of the chocolate chips, R
the Cake Mix Doctor says
depending on how rich you want
these brownies to be. And I think Sizes of caramel bags vary, so it’s best
the nuts add a nice crunch, which to count the candies. There are about
1
45 in a 14-ounce bag; a 9 ⁄4-ounce bag
balances out the gooey sweetness of contains about 30.
the brownies’ center.
