Chocolate Almond Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups almonds, toasted and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix together flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. press into a 9 x 13 baking pan. bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; until lightly browned. in a medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips with the sweetened condensed milk. remove from heat when chocolate is completely melted. allow mixture to cool slightly before beating in egg. add in almond extract and chopped almonds. put into the prepared crust. bake for 25 minutes; until bars are set. allow to cool. melt shortening and ½ cup chocolate chips. drizzle this mixture over the bars. put bars into the refrigerator to chill for 10 minutes and then cut.