Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

By HazyWaters

Optionals
- Add 2 Tbsp of Chocolate liqueur to the sweetened condensed milk before pouring on the crust.
- You can also add substitue different nuts.
- You can also mix some white chocolate chips into the mix or for the topping.

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup cold butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped almonds
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1-3/4 cups toffee bits, divided
• Optional - 1 Tbsp

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 55mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan

1. In a large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg; mix well. Stir in almonds and 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips.

2. Set aside 1-1/2 cups of this mixture for the topping.

3. Press the remaining mixture into the greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

4. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust.

5. With the remaining ingredients create layers. First, sprinkle 1-1/2 cups of toffee bits over the milk, next sprinkle the 1 1/2 cups of the reserved topping mixture. Finally, top with remaining chocolate chips.

5. Place the pan back in the oven and bake 25-30 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Removed from the oven and sprinkle with remaining toffee bits. Cool on a wire rack then cut into small bars.