Toffee Treats

These rich little babies make great treats in holiday baskets (if you don't eat them all yourself).

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1  egg yolk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 5 (1 2/3ounce)  milk chocolate candy bars, broken
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1. Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, and beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
2. Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat well.
3. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
4. Spread batter in a lightly greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes (crust will be soft).
6. Remove pan from oven, and immediately arrange pieces of chocolate on hot crust.
7. Let stand until chocolate softens; then spread evenly over crust with a spatula.
8. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top; let cool slightly.
9. Cut into squares while warm.
10. Let squares cool completely in pan.