Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bars

Name: Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 36 bars, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces; 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted; 3/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels or 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate, morsals

Submitted by Lab Goddess

"Found this in the paper's Relish insert and it sounded good so here it is!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 36 bars
Serves:: 36

ingredients

Crust
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
¹⁄₂ cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted
Caramel and Chocolate
³⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups semisweet chocolate morsels or 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate, morsals

directions

1. Prehead over to 230°F Grease a 13-by-9 in baking pan.
2. T prepare the crust, combine flour and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Process about 10 seconds to combine thoroughly. Add butter and process until mixture is crumbly, about 30 seconds. Transfer crumbs to prepared pan and press firmly to make a compact layer. Scatter nuts evenly over crust and press thm in firmly.
3. To prepare the caramel layer, melt butter in a heavy medium size saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and stir well until thoroughly combined and smooth. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until entire surface of caramel is bubbly. Immediately pour hot caramel over nuts and spread evenly with back of a metal spoon. Bake 18-20 minutes or until caramel is bubbly.
4. Remove pan from oven. Wait 1 minute: sprinkle chocolate morsels evenly over caramel. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes for chocolate to melt. Spread chocolate evenly with spatula or back of a metal spoon. Cool completely, then refrigerate 30 minutes to set. Cut into bars with a sharp knife. Makes 36 bars.