CRUST
1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar, brown
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup butter, softened
TOPPING
8 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
2 egg
6 oz chocolate chips, semi-sweet
GLAZE
6 oz chocolate chips, semi-sweet
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
Directions
Heat oven to 350-F. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients.
Beat at medium speed about 2 minutes or until crumbly and well
blended. Press mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake at 350-F
for 12 minutes. Remove from oven.
In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, 2 Tbsp flour and eggs at
medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup chocolate
chips. Pour over partially baked crust. Bake an additional 15 to 20
minutes or until topping is almost set. Remove from oven; immediately
sprinkle 1 cup chocolate chips over top. Return to oven for 1 minute
to melt chips. Gently spread melted chips over top. Sprinkle with
pecans; lightly press into glaze. Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut into bars.
Store in refrigerator.
--- Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks
per Sallie Austin Krebs
Submitted By LISE WARING
093839 GMT
Servings: 36 servings
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The History of Recipes
We are able to track the history of `recipes` way back into antiquity, in fact as far back as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. However, in the main part, these early recipes were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
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