Chocolate Macadamia Chunk Bars With Vanilla Icing

These are mouth watering good! Just perfect! 8)

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  softened butter
• 1  cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups chocolate chips, divided
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped  macadamia nuts
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• Vanilla icing

• 1  cup  sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl; mix until fluffy.
3. Add in the egg and vanilla extract, beating well.
4. Add baking soda and flour, beat well.
5. Stir 1 cup of chocolate and nuts.
6. Press mixture in a non greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
7. Sprinkly leftover 3/4 cup chips on top.
8. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until golden.
9. Let cool in pan.
10. Prepare vanilla icing, then drizzle over top.
11. Let glaze set before cutting into bars.
12. Icing: Combine confectioners' sugar with milk and vanilla extract.
13. Mix until smooth. This is about 1/2 cup of icing.