Touchdown Chocolate Bars Recipes

TOUCHDOWN BACON-CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in peanuts. Press evenly in pan.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until set in center and golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 30 seconds. Stir; continue to microwave in 10-second increments until mixture can be stirred smooth. Spread evenly over top of bar; sprinkle with bacon pieces. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

TOUCHDOWN CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. Combine flour, sugar and cocoa, cut in margarine until crumbly.
• 3. Add egg; mix until well blended.
• 4. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture.
• 5. Press remainder evenly on bottom of greased 13x9\" baking pan.
• 6. Bake 10 minutes.
• 7. In saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup chocolate chips.
• 8. Over low heat, cook and stir until chips melt and mixture is smooth.
• 9. Spread evenly over prepared crust.
• 10. Add nuts and remaining 1 cup chocolate chips to reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly over top.
• 11. Bake 25-30 minutes or until center is set.
• 12. Cool.
• 13. Cut into bars.
• 14. Store covered at room temperature.

TOUCHDOWN CHOCOLATE FANTASY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 13 x 9 pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil, egg.
• Beat on medium speed until crumbly.
• Stir in nuts.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture.
• Firmly press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine remaining ingredients.
• Cook and stir until chips melt.
• Pour evenly over prepared crust.
• Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over crust.
• Bake 25-30 minutes until edges are firm.
• Cool.
• Cut into bars.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.

FANTASY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cake mix, oil and egg.
• Beat on medium speed until crumbly.
• Stir in nuts.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture: press remainder on bottom of greased 13 X 9 inch pan.
• In small saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk, chocolate ships, salt and vanilla.
• Cook over medium heat until chips melt.
• Pour evenly over prepared crust.
• Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
• Bake in preheated oven 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool thoroughly: cut into bars.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.
• Makes 24 bars.

TRIPLE-TREAT TOUCHDOWN BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. To help remove the cookies, line the pan, lengthwise and widthwise, with two 8-inch-wide sheets of parchment paper or foil, shiny side up, leaving a few inches of the paper hanging over the edges. Lightly grease with cooking spray.2. To make the cake: In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter and set aside to cool slightly. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and salt until blended.3. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until well blended. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture and the peppermint extract. Stir in the flour mixture until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake in the center of the oven until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out just clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.4. To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, cream, and peppermint extract until it reaches a spreading consistency. Spread over the top of the cooled cake. Chill for 30 minutes.5. To make the topping: In the microwave or in a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate and the butter, stirring to combine. Drizzle the mixture over the frosting, then tilt the pan so the topping covers the frosting. Chill until the chocolate is firm, then cut into small squares.VariationFor Triple-Treat Almond Bars, follow the main recipe, substituting 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract for the 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract in the cake. In the frosting, substitute almond extract for the peppermint, and sprinkle the topping with toasted sliced almonds.From Holiday Baking. Text copyright © 2005 by Sara Perry. Photographs copyright © 2005 by Leigh Beisch. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.