Toffee Topped Bars
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
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1 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
(optional)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside. In a large mixing bowl,mix
together the brown sugar and flour. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in the butter until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 cup of mixture and set aside. To mixture in large bowl,add baking powder
and salt. Using a fork, lightly beat in vanilla, milk and egg. Continue beating until a mooth batter forms.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan. In a small bowl, combinethe chocolate chips and nuts. Fold in the
coconut. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top of batter in pan. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips
and nuts. Using a long flat spatula, spread topping evenly over the top of the batter in pan. Bake bars
for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool
bars in pan completely before slicing. Using a serrated knife, cut into 24 bars. Store in airtight container
for up to 5 days.
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