Layered brownie nut bars

54 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Flour
2 Sticks butter; cut-up and softened
½ cup Powdered sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
12 ounces Semisweet chocolate chips
¼ cup Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
⅛ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Pecans or walnuts chopped

Directions

Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 0:55 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. To make shortbread crust, in a food processor, combine flour, butter, powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla. Process until mixture forms a cohesive dough.

Press mixture evenly over bottom of a foil-lined 10 x 15-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake 18 to 22 mins, or just until very light golden.

2. Meanwhile, make brownie-nut topping. In a 1-qt glass bowl, melt chocolate in microwave on High 1½ to 2 mins, stirring once, until melted and smooth when stirred. With a fork, beat in granulated sugar, eggs, remaining 1 tsp vanilla, and salt until well blended.

Stir in nuts. Spread evenly over crust. 3. Bake 13 to 15 mins, or until set. let cool. Cut into 54 bars or triangles as desired.

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