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August 2, 2011
Chocolate Toffee Bars
Keepsake Cookies
Prep time:
8 minutesbaking time:
20 minutes“These toffee bars were my little brother's favorite sweet. Grandma often surprised him with them.”
Ingredients
Serves 48
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
- 5 1/3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2
Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 51/3 tablespoons melted butter in a medium bowl and mix well.
3
Press mixture onto the bottom of a 13 × 9-inch baking pan. Bake until browned, about 10 minutes.
4
Melt 8 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in remaining brown sugar.
5
Cook, stirring continually, until mixture comes to a boil. Pour over baked crust. Bake for 10 minutes.
6
Sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Let stand until chocolate chips are softened, about 2 minutes. Spread chocolate evenly. Sprinkle with walnuts. Let stand to cool completely. Cut into bars.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Since pecans were plentiful in Grandma's region, she often used them in place of the walnuts. She liked the flavor of toasted pecans with the toffee layer, so she toasted the pecans in a skillet over medium heat before cooling and chopping them.
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