Chocolate Nut Bars

These are so good! And they are pretty fast and very easy! Sort of like a brownie, sort of like a chocolate chip cookie. My son loves these. (And so do I!) From the Betty Crocker's Cookie Book.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup milk (skim works fine)
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  large eggs
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup  coarsely chopped  nuts (I use pecans)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 pan.
3. Blend sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan.
4. Bring mixture just to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Cool five minutes.
6. Blend flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
7. Beat eggs into butter mixture.
8. (You may need to temper the mixture first.) Add butter and egg mixture to flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
9. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
10. Spread into prepared pan.
11. Bake 25 minutes.
12. Cut into 2 x 1" bars.