Ingredients
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Directions
1 3/4 c flour
3/4 c powdered sugar
1/4 c cocoa
1 ts vanilla
1 ts almond extract
12 oz package semisweet chocolate
: chips
14 oz can sweetened condensed
: milk
1 c chilled butter
1 c chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar and cocoa. Cut in
butter until crumbly. Press firmly into bottom of 9 by 13-inch pan
and bake for 15 minutes. Melt 1 cup chips in milk over medium heat.
Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Pour evenly over crust and top
with remaining chips and pecans and press down firmly. Bake for 20
minutes, cool, and chill and cut into bars.
Recipe By :THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3025
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 22:06:26
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Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert
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