Ooey-gooey Turtle Bars

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) package pillsbury create 'n bake refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
• 3 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 (12 1/4 ounce) jar smucker's caramel ice cream topping
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (16 squares)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f (325°f for dark or nonstick pan). press cookie dough evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• 2 sprinkle 1 cup of the chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups of the pecans over dough; lightly press into dough. set aside.
• 3 in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. stir in brown sugar, caramel topping and graham cracker crumbs. heat to boiling, stirring constantly. pour over crust in pan; spread evenly. sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups pecans.
• 4 bake 25 to 32 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown and pecans are lightly toasted. cool on cooling rack 30 minutes; loosen sides from pan, but do not cut. cool completely, about 3 hours longer. (for firmer bars, let stand an additional 2 hours.) for bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.