Chocolate Toffee Bars

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• Toffee Topping:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Combine flour and brown sugar in large bowl.
With pastry cutter or fork, cut in butter until fine crumbs form (a few large crumbs may remain). Line a 9x13x2 baking pan with foil and spray foil with cooking spray. Press mixture onto bottom of baking pan. Sprinkle pecans over crust. Prepare toffee topping; drizzle evenly over pecans and crust.
Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until topping is bubbly and golden. Once removing from oven, immediately sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top, pressing gently onto the surface.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes about 36 bars.

Toffee Topping:
Combine the 2/3 cup butter and 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar in small saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
Continue boiling, stirring constantly, 30 seconds. Use immediately