Toasted Hazelnut Bars

Name: Toasted Hazelnut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 20 - 24 bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c softened, butter; 1 c packed, brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 large egg; 2 c flour; 3/4 tsp salt; 8 oz chocolate chips, can use your favorite ~ i use semi - sweet; 1/2 tsp vegetable oil -optional; 1 c chopped, toasted hazelnuts

By Cassie *
@1lovetocook1x

I love this easy, yet delicious shortbread... The crunch of the toasted hazelnuts puts them over the top!

My Gram used to make these all of the time for Holidays and they became a family favorite...I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

20 - 24 bars

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 c

softened, butter
1 c

packed, brown sugar
1 tsp

vanilla
1 large

egg
2 c

flour
3/4 tsp

salt
8 oz

chocolate chips, can use your favorite ~ i use semi - sweet
1/2 tsp

vegetable oil -optional
1 c

chopped, toasted hazelnuts

How to Make Toasted Hazelnut Bars

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 375 Degree F.

Place nuts on a small sheet pan and toast for 10 - 15 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter & brown sugar for about 3 minutes.
Add the vanilla & eggs and thoroughly blend.
Add the flour and salt and mix just until combined.
I line a 9 x 13 baking dish with foil, one piece overhanging the length of the dish and another the width. Press into the corners of the dish. ( this makes it easier to cut nice even pieces, when taken out of baking dish. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
I spray my fingers with non stick cooking spray ( I use crisco )...Pat our the dough evenly.
Place in oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until edges are becoming a golden color.
About 5 minutes before finished baking, melt chocolate chips and I add 1/2 tsp veg oil to bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, until all is melted and smooth.
Take baking dish from oven, and place on cooling rack. Let cool for 5 minutes, then with an offset knife I spread the melted chocolate evenly.
Sprinkle evenly with hazelnuts, I press them down, lightly ~ just a little, so when cutting they don't so easily fall off.
Let cool completely, then grabbing the ends of foil, lift out of pan. Pull down sides of foil. Cut into several bars and serve.

Delish!