December 9, 2008

Chocolate Maple Nut Bars

1 1/2 c Flour; unsifted
2/3 c Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Margarine or butter; cold
2 Eggs
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 ts Maple flavoring
2 c Nuts; chopped
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar
and salt; cut in margarine until crumbly. stir in 1 beaten egg. Press
evenly in a 9x13" pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium
bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, remaining egg and flavoring;
stir in nuts. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the prepared crust.
Top with the nut mixture. Bake for 25 minutes more or until lightly
brown. Cool. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
Makes 24 - 36 bars.

Chocolate Fudge Bars

1 Stick Butter
2 oz Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Squares
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Vanilla Or Peppermint Extract
1 c Chocolate Chips
Glaze
1 c Powdered Sugar
1 tb Milk -- or more
1/2 ts Peppermint Extract

Melt the butter and the unsweetened chocolate.
When the bowl is cool, add the sugar, beat in the eggs, mix in the
flour, the salt, and the baking soda. Add the vanilla. Spread into a
greased jellyroll pan.
Sprinkle with the chocolate chips, and bake at 350 F for 8 minutes or
so.
Glaze: Mix up the ingredients. It should be like a glaze that will pour,
thickly. Add a couple of drops of food coloring if desired. When the
cookies come out of the oven, spread the glaze. Cool slightly, and cut
while still warm.

Chocolate Delight Bars

1/2 c Margarine -- softened
1 Egg yolk
2 tb Water
1 1/4 c Flour
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Baking powder
12 oz Chocolate chips
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
6 tb Margarine -- melted
2 ts Vanilla
1 c 2c nuts -- chopped fine

Combine the first six ingredients and mix till smooth. Mixture will be
very stiff. Press into a greased 9"x13" pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350
degrees F. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Return to oven for 1 minute. Spread melted chips over the crust. Beat
eggs till thick, then beat in sugar. Stir in melted margarine, vanilla and
nuts. Spread over chocolate. Bake 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Cut into 48 squares when cool.

Chocolate Crunch Bars

1/2 c Honey
1/3 c Margarine
1/4 c Cocoa Powder, Sweetened --
1 c Granola
1 c Dry Milk

Blend together everything except the granola to a stiff dough. Knead
in the granola, or roll the shaped bars in granola.
* Carob powder may be used also.

Chocolate Chip Nut Bars

1/2 c Margarine
2 c Brown sugar, packed
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1 c Chipits
1 c Nuts

Melt margarine in large pot. Remove from heat and add sugar and
vanilla. Stir well. Add eggs, one at a time. Stir together flour, baking
powder, and salt. Add to pan and mix well. Spread in pan 9X13.
Sprinkle with nuts and chipits over surface and press down lightly.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.