Turtle Bars

You will need sugar cookie dough, chocolate chips, pecans, butter, caramel ice cream topping, light brown sugar and graham crackers.  

Take a 16.5oz tube of refrigerated sugar cookie dough and spread out and lightly press into an ungreased 9x13 pan.

You will need a 12oz bag of chocolate chips (I used mini for this) and a 8oz (2 cups) bag of pecans (pieces or chopped) for this recipe.

In a small bowl combine 1 cup of the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the pecans and sprinkle evenly over the sugar cookie dough.  Lightly press into the dough.

In a 2 quart sauce pan on medium-high heat melt down 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter.  Add 1 12.25oz jar of caramel ice cream topping, 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar and 1 cup crushed graham crackers.  Heat to a boil, stirring occasionally. 

Once your mixture comes to a boil, remove from heat and pour evenly over your dough with the chips and pecans.

Combine your remaining chips and pecans and sprinkle evenly over the top.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.  Place on a cooling rack and using a cool metal  spatchula  or knife go around the edges off you bars but do not cut them.  Let cool for 3-5 hours, depending on how set you would like them.

Once cool, cut up and ENJOY!!!