First off . . . here is the Turtle Blondie recipe:
Turtle Blondies
from One Smart Cookie by Julie Van Rosendaal
1/4 c. margarine, melted
1 1/3 c. packed brown sugar
2 large egg whites
1 t. vanilla
1 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
Filling:
15 caramels
1 T. milk
1/4 c. chocolate chips
1/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine melted margarine & brown sugar; mix well. Add egg whites & vanilla and stir ‘til well-blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt to sugar mix and stir ‘til just combined.
Spread half the batter into a sprayed 8” x 8” pan. Bake for 10 mins.
Combine caramels and milk in microsafe bowl. Heat on medium power for 1-2 mins, until melted & smooth, stirring about every 30 seconds or so.
Drizzle caramel over partially baked blondies, sprinkle with chocolate chips & nuts, and drop the remaining batter in spoonsfuls over top. Spread gently over the caramel, but don’t worry about covering it evenly or completely.
Return to oven for 25-30 mins, until edges are barely golden and start to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Cut into 16 squares
By the way, since it's milchig anyway, I often use milk chocolate chips, since I like milk chocolate better than semisweet. Obviously any type will work. Never tried white chocolate chips, but I'm thinking about it right now!
As far as where I get them . . . the candy aisle of any supermarket, Target, Kmart, or any other similar store. Seriously, I can't imagine a supermarket that wouldn't have them. As avitrek mentioned above, they do sell them unwrapped so you don't have to do it yourself, but to be honest, I don't think I've ever bought them that way. Unwrapping 15 caramels isn't all that tough.
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