Chocolate-hazelnut Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup finely-chopped hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts (i toasted these)
• 3/4 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (such as nutella)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f and generously coat a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray (i lined with non-stick aluminum foil, allowing excess over sides of pan so i can lift them out to cut).
• 2 beat together butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in medium-size bowl until well blended.
• 3 mix in flour, salt and 1/3 cup finely chopped hazelnuts.
• 4 press evenly in prepared pan.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 6 remove pan to wire rack and cool 10 minutes.
• 7 spread top evenly with chocolate-hazelnut spread, then sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts.
• 8 chill to set top, then cut into 24 bars.