Gooey Toffee Bars

• No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 2/3 cup Butter Flavor Shortening
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups AP Flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toffee candy bits
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

1. Heat oven to 350F
2. Coat 13x9 baking pan with no-stick cooking spray
3. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla in medium bowl
4. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy
5. Mix in flour and salt
6. With lightly floured fingers, press dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan
7. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown
8. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust
9. Return pan to oven 1 minute to melt chips
10. Remove from oven
11. Spread melted chips evenly over crust
12. Sprinkle evenly with toffee bits and nuts
13. Cool 15 minutes
14. Cut into bars
15. Cool completely in pan on wire rack

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/gooey-toffee-bars-53072551 (may not work)