Walnut Bars Recipes

WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• In small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9x2 baking pan. Bale at 350 for 20 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• For filling: In a bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, flour, vanilla, salt and baking powder. Stir in walnuts. Spread over crust. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is golden brown. Cool on wire rack,.
• Combine glaze ingredients; spread over filling. Let stand until set before cutting.

DECADENT & CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Cream the butter, adding in the sugars, mixing well. Add in the eggs and the vanilla.
• In a seperate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt. Add it into the wet ingredietns until well incorporated.
• Mix in the chocolate chips and the walnuts
• Line and 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper. Lightly spray the parchment paper. Spread out the batter and press down.
• Bake for 30 minuets until set.
• Remove from the oven and let cool before lifting the parchment paper. Slice the bars once cooled.
• Serve with ice cream or cold milk.

EASY BROWN SUGAR WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Cut into 2-inch bars; cool in pan. The recipe makes about 16 walnut bars.

CHERRY WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Mix together flour, white sugar and butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Drain and chop cherries, reserving liquid. Stir chopped cherries, nuts, and coconut into egg mixture. Pour on top of crust.
• Bake 25 min. Cool.
• Combine 1 teaspoon butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar with enough liquid from cherries until spreadable. Frost bars. Sprinkle with coconut when icing is set.

CARAMEL WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, sugar and egg.
• Cut in ½ cup margarine until crumbly.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumb mixture firmly into a greased and floured 13x9 in pan.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• In a saucepan over low heat melt caramels with sweetened-condensed milk and remaining ¼ cup margarine.
• Pour over prepared crust and top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Store at room temperature.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, milk, egg, vanilla extract, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Fold chocolate chips into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 minutes.

MAPLE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl combine flour and baking soda. Mix well and set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend brown sugar and 1/2 cup margarine to form a grainy paste. Scrape down sides of bowl, then add 1 cup syrup, egg and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until smooth.
• Add the flour mixture and walnuts and blend at low speed just until combined. Pour batter into baking pan and smooth top with a spatula. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan.
• To Make Maple Frosting: In a medium bowl, cream 1/2 cup margarine and cream cheese with an electric mixer at high speed. Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 3 tablespoons maple syrup, and beat until smooth. Slowly add confectioners sugar and reduce mixer speed to low. Once sugar is added mix until smooth. If frosting appears thin gradually add confectioners sugar until frosting thickens. Spread frosting on top of bars in pan and cut into squares.