Layered nutty chocolate squares

45 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ Sticks butter or margarine, (plus 1 tbs); softened
¾ cup Brown sugar, packed
1 Egg
1½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
1½ cup Flour
9 ounces Semisweet chocolate chips
⅓ cup Light corn syrup
2 cups Peanuts or pecans, salted coarsely chopped

Directions

Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 0:40 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, combine 1½ sticks butter and brown sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 mins. Beat in egg and 1 tsp vanilla until blended. Add flour and beat until well blended.

Press dough evenly in bottom of a foil-lined 9 x 13-inch baking pan.

Bake 16 to 18 mins, or until light golden. Let cool 10 to 15 mins. 2.

Meanwhile, in a 1-qt glass bowl, combine chocolate chips and corn syrup. Heat in microwave on High 1 to 1 ½ mins, stirring until smooth. Stir in remaining 1 Tbs butter and remaining ½ tsp vanilla until blended. 3. Spread chocolate mixture evenly over baked crust.

Sprinkle nuts over top; press in gently. Refrigerate until set, 2 to 3 hours. Cut into 45 squares.

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