Chocolate Marble Squares

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons cooking oil
• 1/2 cup shortening, softened
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon water
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour, and additional
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup nuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 over double boiler, combine chocolate bits and cooking oil. stir until chocolate melts and mixture is blended; set aside.
• 2 combine shortening, sugars, vanilla and water and beat until creamy.
• 3 add egg and blend.
• 4 sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. add to shortening/sugar mixture until blended.
• 5 stir in nuts.
• 6 spread mixture in a greased 13x9x2" pan. spoon the melted chocolate over the top; run a knife through the batter to marbleize.
• 7 bake in a 375 degree oven for 14 to 16 minutes.
• 8 cool; cut into 2" squares.