My Great Grandmothers Chocolate Nut Toffee Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE NUT TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Reserve 2 tablespoons butter. In large mixer bowl, beat remaining butter and sugar until fluffy. Add flour and cocoa; mix well. With floured hands, pressed into greased 13"x9" pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine reserved butter and sweetened condensed milk; cook and stir until mixture thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove from oven; immediately top with chips. Let stand 1 minute; spread while warm. Top with nuts. Cool. Cut into bars. Store covered at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line 8" square baking pan with foil, pressing foil into corners to cover completely and leaving 1" overhang on sides.
• Spread oats on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until light golden brown. Let cool, then place in large bowl.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325.
• Spread hazelnuts and walnuts on baking sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes or just until cut sides begin to brown lightly. Let cool, then add to toasted oats.
• Stir in confectionary sugar, then set aside.
• Heat chocolate chips and shortening in small heavy saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
• Spread evenly on bottom of prepared 8" square pan.
• Let stand in cool place 15-20 minutes, or until chocolate mixture begins to set, but is not firm.
• Combine butter and salt in microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20-30 seconds, or until butter is melted and foamy.
• Stir in corn syrup. Let cool slightly, and add vanilla.
• Stir corn syrup mixture into oat mixture, just until moistened.
• Gently spoon over chocolate, spreading evenly into corners.
• Score lightly into 4 strips, then score each strip into 6 pieces.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 4 hours, or until firm.
• Remove bars from pan, lifting foil by edges.
• Place on cutting board; cut along score lines into 24 pieces. Remove foil.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

TOFFEE NUT BARS, A VINTAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix together as for pie crust: the sugar, brown sugar, flour and butter.
• Sprinkle bottom of 11 x 15 pan ungreased with 1 cup chopped nuts, then with 2 cups of above mixture.
• Beat together the remaining ingredients.
• Stir into flour mix. Pour over mix in pan, spreading gently and evenly.
• Bake in a 350 oven 35-40 minute.
• Cut into as many bars as desired.

TERRIFIC TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk in a large bowl; stir in flour and salt. Press dough into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust. Let stand until soft, about 5 minutes, and spread evenly; sprinkle with nuts. Cool pan on wire rack for 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°f. Combine crumbs and butter, press firmly on bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan. Or for thicker bars you can use a 9x9 inch pan.
• Bake 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 f.
• Melt condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips and vanilla together in a small saucepan.
• Spread chocolate mixture over prepared crust.Let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Top with remaining chocolate chips, then nuts.
• Press down firmly.I use a heat safe rubber spatula for this, if you use your hands expect to get sticky.
• Bake 25-30 minutes, use rubber spatula to press topping down again half way through cooking.
• Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

TOFFEE NUT BARS

Steps:

• 1. Crust. Cream butter; add brown sugar & cream well. Add flour to creamed mixture and work it into a dough with your hands. Pat into an ungreased 9" sq. pand and bake 10 mins. in oven at 350.
• 2. Topping. Beat egg whites until light, then stir in brown sugar & mix well. Add vanilla. Set aside. Sift flour, baking powder & salt together and stir into the brown sugar mixture. Beat until smooth. Add nuts & coconut, mix well. Spread evenly over slightly cooled baked bottom layer in the pan. Bake 25 mins. in oven at 350. Cool & cut into squares.
• 3. Can double & bake on a cookie sheet about 1 1/2 inch deep. This is how I make them...