chocolate bars (oven version)

How To Make chocolate bars (oven version)

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2

  Measure flour and baking powder into a bowl.
• 3

  Add butter and, either with pastry blender or fingers, blend butter into flour mixture until consistency of cornmeal.
• 4

  Add powdered sugar and orange or lemon peel.
• 5

  Press mixture evenly onto bottom of a pre-greased 8-inch square baking pan.
• 6

  Prebake crust for about 7 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• 7

  Spread chocolate chips over hot crust.
• 8

  As soon a chips melt, spread chocolate evenly over crust. If chips don't melt quickly, put pan back in the oven for a few minutes.
• 9

  Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl.
• 10

  Mix thoroughly.
• 11

  Pour mixture over chocolate layer.
• 12

  Bake at 350 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• 13

  Cool.
• 14

  Dust with powdered sugar.
• 15

  Cut into even squares.
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