Chocolate Nut Bars
Ingredients
½ cup (1 stick) butter
½ cup sugar
1 cup cashews or peanuts
1¼ cups unsifted flour
1 (14-ounce) can Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) milk chocolate chips
Method
1 Preheat oven to 350°.
2 With mixer, beat ½ cup butter and sugar in medium-sized bowl.
3 Finely chop ¼ cup of the cashews.
4 Stir chopped cashews and flour into beaten mixture.
5 Press on bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
6 Bake 12 minutes.
7 Coarsely chop remaining cashews; set aside.
8 In heavy saucepan; heat Condensed milk and 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat until bubbly, stirring constantly.
9 Cook and stir 5 minutes more. (Mixture will thicken and become smooth.)
10 Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
11 Carefully spoon over baked layer; bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
12 Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let stand 2 minutes; spread chocolate evenly over top.
13 Sprinkle with coarsely chopped cashews.
14 Cool; chill to set up chocolate.
15 Cut into bars. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
16 Makes about 36 bars.
Chocolate Nut Bars were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman
Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman
Recipe was taken from an Eagle Brand – Best-Loved Desserts by Better Your Home Series booklet section or chapter Gifts from the Heart pages 84 and 85.
Hershey Milk Chocolate Chips were used in this recipe.
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