Caramel-Swirl Brownies

• butter↗1⁄4 cup
• unsweetened chocolate, chopped↗3 ounces
• sugar↗1 1⁄2 cups
• eggs, lightly beaten↗3
• vanilla extract↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• all-purpose flour↗1 cup
• Caramel Swirl↗
• vanilla caramels, unwrapped12
• cream cheese↗3 ounces
• sugar↗1 tablespoon
• milk↗1 tablespoon
• egg yolk↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°; line a 9x9x2 inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.

2. 2

   Grease foil; set pan aside.

3. 3

   In a medium saucepan, melt and stir butter and chocolate over med-low heat until smooth.

4. 4

   Remove from heat.

5. 5

   Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla.

6. 6

   Stir in flour just until combined.

7. 7

   Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.

8. 8

   Top evenly with spoonfuls of Caramel Swirl; with a thin metal spatula, swirl caramel mixture into batter.

9. 9

   Bake for 2 5-30 minutes or until top springs back and edges start to pull away from sides of the pan.

10. 10

    Cool in pan on a wire rack.

11. 11

    Using edges of foil, lift uncut brownies out of pan; cut into bars.

12. 12

    Store-place bars in a single layer in an airtight container; cover.

13. 13

    Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

14. 14

    Caramel Swirl-in a small saucepan, combine caramels, cream cheese, sugar, and milk; cook and stir over med-low heat just until caramels melt.

15. 15

    In a small bowl, beat egg yolk; gradually stir into the caramel mixture.