Caramel-Walnut Brownies

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup butter melted
• 14 ounce caramels 
• 0.7 cup evaporated milk divided
• 0.8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 1.5 cups walnut halves 
• 18.3 ounce caramel-flavored cake mix 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 35
2. Unwrap caramels, and place in a medium saucepan.
3. Add 1/3 cup evaporated milk; cook over low heat until caramels melt, stirring often.
4. Remove from heat, and set aside.
5. Combine remaining 1/3 cup milk, the cake mix, and next 3 ingredients; stir just until blended.
6. Spread half the dough into a lightly greased 9" square pan. Chill remaining dough.
7. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
8. Pour caramel mixture over brownie layer in pan.
9. Sprinkle with walnuts.
10. Divide remaining half of dough into 9 portions. Pat each portion into a 3" circle.
11. Place circles over walnuts in pan, overlapping slightly. (Dough will spread during baking.)
12. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cover and chill thoroughly before cutting.
13. * For caramel-flavored cake mix, we used Duncan Hines.