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Chocolate Toffee Crunch Squares

Chocolate Toffee Crunch SquaresThese easy candy squares are chock-full of sweet and salty yumminess!

Recipe Ingredients:

2 (11.5-ounce each) packages HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips
1 cup HEATH BITS 'O BRICKLE Toffee Bits
1 cup salted peanuts
1 cup halved pretzel sticks
1/2 cup MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut Flakes (optional)
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips
1 teaspoon vegetable shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
Paper candy cups (optional)

Cooking Directions:

  1. Line 9-inch square pan with plastic wrap.
  2. Place chocolate chips in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
  3. Immediately add toffee bits, peanuts, pretzels and coconut, if desired; stir to coat.
  4. Spread mixture into prepared pan; cover with plastic wrap or foil. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until firm.
  5. Place white chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
  6. Using fork, drizzle white chips mixture over chocolate mixture in pan. Cover; refrigerate 5 minutes or until firm.
  7. Bring to room temperature. Remove chocolate mixture from pan and place on cutting board, top side up; discard plastic wrap.
  8. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares. Place each square in a candy cup, if desired. Store in covered container in a cool place.

Makes about 3 dozen squares.

Chocolate Toffee Haystacks: Prepare chocolate mixture as above. Instead of spreading into square pan, drop chocolate mixture by slightly heaping tablespoons onto wax paper-lined cookie sheet or tray. Refrigerate until firm. Melt white chips as directed above; drizzle over haystacks.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens, and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. © The Hershey Company.