Chocolate Amaretto Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup butter, cut into pieces and softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (she has only used the amaretto)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 cups sliced almonds
• 1 (12 ounce) bag nestlÉ® toll house® semi-sweet chocolate morsels (you need 1 2/3 cups for recipe and the rest to drizzle on top of bars)

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 beat flour, butter and brown sugar in large bowl until crumbly.
• 3 press into greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• 4 bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 5 for filling:.
• 6 beat eggs, corn syrup, sugar, liqueur or extract, butter and cornstarch, in medium bowl with wire whisk.
• 7 stir in almonds and 1 2/3 cups morsels.
• 8 pour and spread over hot crust.
• 9 bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set.
• 10 cool in pan to room temperature on wire rack.
• 11 take rest of morsels and melt in microwave or in double boiler on stove top and drizzle on top of bars.
• 12 let chocolate firm and bars cool and then cut into bars.