Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars
By: Chocolate Lover’s Collection

2 1/3 cup flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, cold, cut into pieces
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups (12oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 ¾ cup (10oz) toffee bits, divided (can be found in bakers isle of grocery store)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 glass baking dish.

In a large bowl, stir together flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (this step can be done in a food processor “pulsed” a couple of times). Add egg; mix well. Stir in 1 ½ cups chocolate chips and all of chopped nuts. Reserve 1 ½ cups of mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.

Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over hot crust. Top with 1 ½ cups toffee bits. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and remaining ½ cup chocolate chips over top.

Bake 25-30 more minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup toffee bits. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes about 30 bars