Shelly's Recipe

ALMOND CHOCOLATE COOKIE BARS

Category: Bars

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar and packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup sliced almonds or chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, beat butter with sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour. Pat into an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

As chocolate melts, spread to cover entire crust. Sprinkle with nuts; press lightly into the chocolate. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.