-
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
-
Cream sugar, eggs, and vanilla
-
Add the melted butter and mix well.
-
Add all the dry ingredients and mix well.
-
Pour half of the batter into a greased 9×13 glass baking dish.
-
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven.
-
Drizzle the caramel sauce over the brownies. At this point, you can also add half of the chopped pecans and half of the chocolate chips if desired.
-
Pour the remaining brownie batter over the top. Put the remaining chopped pecans and chocolate chips on top if desired.
-
Bake for another 35-40 minutes.