Helen's toffee squares

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupButter -- softened
1cupBrown sugar
1Egg -- yolk
2teaspoonsVanilla
1⅞cupAll-purpose flour
6eachesMilk chocolate bars -- 1.65
ounceEa.
1cupToasted almonds -- or pecans
Chopped

Directions

In mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light-colored and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla; gradually beat in flour until smooth and blended. (Dough will be thick.) Spread evenly on ungreased 16-in. x 14-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and puffy. Remove from oven. Arrange unwrapped chocolate bars evenly over surface of crust; let stand for 5 minutes to soften. Spread chocolate evenly over crust; sprinkle with chopped nuts. Cool; cut into squares. Yield: 40 squares

Recipe By : Taste of Home