Chocolate Layer Bars
This luscious chocolate dessert has an almond-flavored shortbread type crust and topping and a chocolate cream cheese layer with walnuts and almond flavoring. Great dessert for entertaining.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. pkg. Hershey's chocolate chips
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese cut in cubes
- 5.3 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 cups Gold Medal UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Combine chocolate chips, cream cheese and evaporated milk and ½ cup sugar in medium saucepan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat; stir in walnuts and 1tsp. almond extract.
- Blend well; set aside.
- Soften butter and place in large mixing bowl.
- Add1 ½ cups sugar, salt, eggs, remaining 1 tsp. almond extract, baking powder and mix with electric mixer until creamy.
- Stir in flour with wooden spoon until soft crumbs form.
- Press half of flour mixture into greased 9x13” pan; spread with chocolate mixture.
- Sprinkle rest of crumb mixture over filling.
- Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. (This may take 45 minutes to set the bar fully).
- Cool; cut into bars.
Notes
Recipe inspired from Hershey's.
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