Toffee Topped Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter softened (1 stick)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/4 cup coconut flaked, unsweetened (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the brown sugar and flour.
- Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 cup of mixture and set aside.
- To mixture in large bowl, add baking powder and salt. Using a fork, lightly beat in vanilla, milk and egg.
- Continue beating until a smooth batter forms. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
- In a small bowl, combine the chocolate chips and walnuts. Fold in the coconut.
- sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top of batter in pan. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Using a long flat spatula, spread topping evenly over the top of the batter in pan.
- Bake bars for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean.
- Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool bars in pan completely before slicing.
- Using a serrated knife, cut into 24 bars. Store in airtight container for up to 5 days.
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