Chocolate Macaroon Bars

Submitted by Derf2440

"By request, have not tried, but they sound luscious!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 36 squares

ingredients

• Base

• 4 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 236.59 ml shortening
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 1.23 ml salt
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 236.59 ml all-purpose flour

• filling

• 709.77 ml coconut, flake type
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 3.69 ml almond extract

• topping

• 236.59 ml chocolate chips
• 177.44 ml sliced almonds

directions

1. Base:

2. Melt chocolate and shortening together in large saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in sugar, salt,vanilla and eggs.
5. Mix well.
6. Add flour, stirring until smooth.
7. Spread half of batter evenly in greased 13x9 cake pan.
8. Mix filling ingredients together thoroughly.
9. Spread evenly over chocolate batter.
10. Carefully cover with remaining chocolate batter.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
12. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chips.
13. Let stand about 1 minute to soften, spread evenly to cover.
14. Sprinkle with almonds, pressing in lightly.
15. Chill to set chocolate before cutting.

Reviews

[Divinemom5]

These were very good.Tasted like an Almond Joy candy bar.Chewy and moist.The only thing I would change would be to sprinkle an additional cup of chocolate chips on the top,1 cup wasn't enough,I was tearing the cake as I tried to spread it.

 

[flyinjoe]

I took Divinemom's advice and used more chocolate chips. It worked out just fine. Also, instead of flaked coconut I used the sweetened-shredded type. This may be why the squares turned out so gooey. And that's just fine with me! These babies are great.