Gooey Chocolate Walnut Bars With Shortbread Crust Food

WALNUT COOKIE BARS (WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350° (oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a processor (I use my small processor for this) place the flour and sugar, process for a couple of seconds.
• Add in cold butter and vanilla; process until fine crumbs form (about 10 seconds or just until the mixture holds together).
• Press the mixture into bottom of the baking pan.
• Bake 350° (second-lowest oven rack) for about 12-15 minutes or until the edges are just golden brown.
• Meanwhile in a bowl whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, 2 teaspoons vanilla, pinch salt and eggs until well blended.
• Mix in chopped walnuts.
• Pour over the crust.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until set (these bars do not bake out high so watch closely they bake quickly!).
• Cool for about 1 hour or more before slicing.
• At this point you can drizzle with melted chocolate if desired.
• Slice into bar shapes.

CHEWY WALNUT PAN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bars pull away from edges of the pan. Cool on a wire rack.

COCONUT CHOCOLATE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 9" square baking pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together into a mixing bowl.
• Cream butter with sugars in another bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Add coconut, chips, and walnuts and blend well.
• Pour into pan and smooth out evenly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minute or until top is golden brown.
• Center will be slightly moist with toothpick test.
• Allow to cool and cut into bars (about 24).

CHOCOLATE GOOEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour melted butter into cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
• Press chocolate cake mix into melted butter.
• Add marshmallows, chocolate chips and oatmeal.
• Drizzle condensed milk over all.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.

CHEWY GOOEY BARS

Steps:

• Melt butter and mix with graham cracker crumbs and place in a 9x13 backing dish. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top graham cracker crust with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut, and heath chips.
• Now drizzle 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk on top. Drizzle caramel topping on top to your liking. at this point you could add pecans or walnuts.
• Place back in oven and continue baking at 350 for 20 minutes.

APRICOT BARS WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• For the shortbread crust: blend flour, sugar and salt together for about 10 seconds in a processor.
• Add in cold butter using on/off turns, and process until coarse meal forms.
• Press crumbs firmly into bottom of the pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the center is golden, remove and keep oven heat on to same temperature.
• To make the filling: place apricots in a small saucepan and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil and simmer until soft (about 4 minutes) drain, and set aside.
• In a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Using an electric mixer beat eggs in a large bowl for about 2 minutes.
• Add in brown sugar and vanilla and beat until thick.
• Stir in flour mixture.
• Mix/mix in the apricots and nuts.
• Spread over the shortbread crust.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until puffed and dark golden brown.
• Cool in dish.
• Cut into small squares or triangles, and dust lightly with powdered sugar.