Picnic Bars

Picnic Bars is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 36. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 173 calories. For 26 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 68 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up baking cocoa, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 16%. This score is rather bad. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chocolate Almond Picnic Bars, Sugar Cookie Bars {and Gingham Picnic Tablecloth Instructions}, and Picnic Cupcakes.

Servings: 36

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cocoa; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in eggs. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until set. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine milk and 1 cup of chocolate chips; cook and stir over low heat until melted. Carefully spread over crust. Combine reserved crumb mixture with nuts and remaining chips. Sprinkle over chocolate layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until top is set (chips will not look melted). Cool before cutting. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Picnic Bars in Quick CookingMay/June 1998, p43 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 173 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cocoa; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in eggs. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping.

2. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

3. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until set.

4. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine milk and 1 cup of chocolate chips; cook and stir over low heat until melted. Carefully spread over crust.

5. Combine reserved crumb mixture with nuts and remaining chips. Sprinkle over chocolate layer.

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until top is set (chips will not look melted). Cool before cutting.

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