Chocolate Nut Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup milk (skim works fine)
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (i use pecans)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 grease and flour a 13 x 9 pan.
• 3 blend sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan.
• 4 bring mixture just to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 5 cool five minutes.
• 6 blend flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 7 beat eggs into butter mixture.
• 8 (you may need to temper the mixture first.) add butter and egg mixture to flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
• 9 stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 10 spread into prepared pan.
• 11 bake 25 minutes.
• 12 cut into 2 x 1" bars.