Thanks to Chef Michelle I made Chocolate Toffee Bars! Yummers

Gooey toffee, melted chocolate, crunchy nuts, and sweetened condensed milk to hold it all together. The best word to describe these bars is: AMAZING! All made possible by first experiencing these delights in Michelle's kitchen. My friend Michelle is a superb cook/baker and everything in between. I first got to experience Michelle's baking when we met abroad in New Zealand (sigh).

My last two birthdays I was treated (pun intended) by Michelle's chocolate cake which is so @$#%&*$ good I couldn't even try to bake it and do it justice. Perhaps I'll talk her into being a special guest on our blog sometime soon... So here they are. Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars. I made these for my cousins' jewelry party. I didn't end up buying jewelry (sorry!) but I think this delicious dessert made up for it (sorry i'm not sorry!)


Ingredients:

• 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
  
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (I used walnuts)
  
• 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1-1/3 cups (8 oz. pkg.) heath toffee bits, divided

My ingredients waiting for my mother to get home with more brown sugar!

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Combine flour and brown sugar in large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg; mix well. Stir in 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips and all of nuts. Then set aside 1-1/2 cups mixture.

3. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over hot crust; set aside 1/4 cup toffee bits. Sprinkle remaining toffee bits over sweetened condensed milk. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips over top.

4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. (Mine were re.ady at 25 minutes) Top with reserved toffee bits. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

The Ulu knife. Terrific tool for choppin. Requires family trip to Alaska.

Sooo much toffee mmmmm

Bar mixture before baked


-Kayla