Chocolate Layer Crumb Bars

A delectable bar with a rich and creamy chocolate filling topped with delicious chocolate chunks.

Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups (11.5 ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks - divided use
1 (14-ounce) can NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. Beat butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in flour, sugar and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan; reserve remaining mixture.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
4. Combine 1 cup chunks and sweetened condensed milk in small, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread over hot crust.
5. Stir nuts and remaining chunks into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes 30 bars.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/30 of recipe): Calories: 170 Calories from Fat: 80 Total Fat: 9 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Cholesterol: 15 mg Sodium: 70 mg Carbohydrates: 23 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 16 g Protein: 2 g

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