Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut Bars

Name: Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 30 bars
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups chopped hazelnuts; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, cut into pieces; 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; sifted confectioners' sugar

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 30 bars

ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
³⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped hazelnuts
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
¹⁄₄ cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, cut into pieces
1 ¹⁄₄ cups packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
sifted confectioners' sugar

directions

---ForCookie Crust---.
Beat flour, 3/4 cups of softened butter, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl until mixture is crumbly.
Stir in hazelnuts.
Press into bottom of ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until firm.
---ForChocolate Layer---.
Melt chocolate chips, 1/4 cup of butter that you cut into pieces in a medium saucepan over lowest heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
Remove from heat; stir in brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Pour over hot crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until center is set.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Cut into 30 bars.