aunt fran's black and white bars
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I came across this simple recipe today. It was amongst many others that I received at my bridal shower. I fondly remember my husband's Aunt Fran. She made a lot of great desserts. This is one of many of hers. I hope you all enjoy these simple yet delicious bars.
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yield
12 squares
prep time
10 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For aunt fran's black and white bars
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1 csoftened butter
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2 cgranulated sugar
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4eggs
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 call purpose flour
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2 ozmelted unsweetened chocolate bar plus optional 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cchopped nuts if desired
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optional: dark chocolate frosting
How To Make aunt fran's black and white bars
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1Grease a 9 x 13" pan and set aside.
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2in a large mixing bowl . Beat butter, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
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3Add in flour and salt. Beat until well combined. Add in vanilla and mix well.
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4Divide dough into thirds. At this point you can add nuts to the remaining two thirds of batter, if you prefer. Place two thirds of the dough in the 9 x 13" pan. Spread evenly.
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5Add the melted chocolate to the remaining one third of batter. Mix well. At this point if you want to deeper chocolate flavor add a couple tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.
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6Place spoonfuls of chocolate mixture randomly across top of batter in pan. Run a knife through mixture to make a marbled look. bake at 350° until done. It should take approximately 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
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7Note: I also think the bars would be really great with a nice dark chocolate frosting.
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