Nutty Coffee Bars Recipes

COFFEE NUT BARS

Steps:

• Dissolve coffee in hot water; set aside. Put butter and sugars in mixing bowl and combine. Stir in egg and vanilla.
• Sift in flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda alternately with coffee.
• Spread evenly into 8x8 pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until done.
• Cool in pan then dust with powdered sugar. (I like to cover my pans not long after coming out of oven to keep the moisture in for chewiness). :).

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.

NUTTY BARS

Steps:

• Beat eggs slightly in bowl (I use electric mixture).
• Add sugar and vanilla, mix well.
• Mix in flour, soda and nuts.
• Spread in greased 8x8-inch (20x20cm) pan.
• I line the pan with greased foil wrap and it makes removing them a lot easier.
• This is very thick and if you wet your hands it is easier to spread around, doesn't have to be pressed evenly flat.
• Bake in 350°F oven for about 20 minutes.

MOCHA BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs, oil, coffee and vanilla. Combine flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda; add to coffee mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Cool before cutting.

ALMOND-COCONUT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and lemon zest; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; pulse just until mixture is crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, coconut, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest and baking powder; pour over the hot crust. Bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

NUTTY COFFEE BARS

Steps:

• To prepare shortbread crust:.
• Heat the oven to 375*F (190*C).
• Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil; lightly butter the foil.
• Mix the flour and sugar in medium bowl.
• Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• Remove the pan from the oven to a wire rack.
• Cool slightly.
• To prepare the nutty topping:
• Stir the egg and instant coffee in a medium bowl until well blended.
• Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and vanilla until well blended.
• Stir in the nuts. Spread the mixture evenly over the warm crust.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the topping is firm around the edges and slightly soft in the center.
• Cool the bars completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars to serve.
• Store in a tightly covered container.
• Note: You can double this recipe and press the crust mixture firmly onto the bottom of a buttered foil-lined 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes or until very lightly browned. Spread the topping over the warm crust. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the topping is firm around the edges and slightly soft in the center. Makes 3 dozen bars.