Chocolate Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars

From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish

1 roll of chocolate chip cookie dough
10 ounces of chocolate chips
Scant 1/2 cup of half and half
40 caramels
1 cup of chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a 9 x 12 inch pan, press the cookie dough evenly into the bottom.  Bake for about 12 minutes. While the cookie crust is baking, unpeel the caramels and put them into a microwave safe bowl; set aside.

Take the cookie crust out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips all around on the top. Return to the oven until they are melted. Quickly and gently use an offset spatula to spread the chocolate across the top of the cookie, taking care not to tear into the cookie layer. If the chocolate begins to cool too quickly to spread, just return the pan to the oven briefly to soften and continue spreading.

Add just under a 1/2 cup of half and half to the caramels and microwave on high for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until fully melted, stirring every minute.  Pour the melted caramel evenly all over the chocolate chip layer. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the top and set aside to fully cool.

Cut into bars.

Recipe Source:  http://www.deepsouthdish.com