Chocolate Butter Cream Bars
photo by 5thCourse
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
36 bars
ingredients
-
Bar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 cup half-and-half
- 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons half-and-half
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Chocolate Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1⁄3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup powdered sugar
directions
- Combine 1/2 C butter, 1/4 powdered sugar and cocoa in 2 qt saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted(3-4 minutes).
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in 2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 C half&half, graham cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts.
- Press mixture into bottom of ungreased 8" square baking pan.
- Combine remaining 1/2 C butter, remaining 1&3/4 C powdered sugar, remaining 1 tsp vanilla and 2 T half&half in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy(2-3 minutes.
- Spread evenly over crust.
- Refrigerate until firm(30 minutes).
- Combine 2 T butter, corn syrup, and 2 T half&half in 1 qt saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally,.
- until mixture comes to a boil(2-3 minutes).
- Remove from heat; stir in chocolate melted.
- Stir in enough powdered sugar for desired spreading consistency.
- Spread evenly over filling.
- Cover; Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until serving time.
- Store in refrigerator.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Lavender Lynn
United States