Chocolate Toffee Crunchies

Name: Chocolate Toffee Crunchies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 60 wafers); 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter, melted; TOPPING:; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield 4 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

From the buttery crust to the golden toffee, melted chocolate and chopped pecans, these bars are filled with Noel flavor. —Joni Crans, Woodhull, New York

Ingredients

2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 60 wafers)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
TOPPING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Toss wafer crumbs with brown sugar and butter; press into an ungreased 13x9-in. pan. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
For topping, place butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir 1 minute. Pour evenly over crust.
Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 2 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand until chips have softened. Spread evenly over top; sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely before cutting.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 93 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 55mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

From the buttery crust to the golden toffee, melted chocolate and chopped pecans, these bars are filled with Noel flavor. —Joni Crans, Woodhull, New York

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