Skor Bars

That's enough soup for now...here's something sweet.  My mom makes these yummy Skor Bars:

Base:

1 ½ c all purpose flour
¾ c packed brown sugar
¾ c butter

Topping:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp butter
1 ½ c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 pkg SKOR toffee bits (don’t buy SKOR bars, buy the package of bits found with the chocolate chips in the baking aisle)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 13 x 9 pan.

2. Base: combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly in prepared pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden. (don’t overcook as it goes in the oven to bake again later)

3. Topping: heat sweetened condensed milk and butter in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat stirring constantly for 5-10 minutes. GENTLY pour over base. Bake 10-12 minutes longer.

4. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly on top. Return to oven and bake 2-3 minutes longer or until chocolate is soft and shiny. Remove from oven. Spread chocolate evenly. Sprinkle SKOR toffee bits on top, pressing lightly into chocolate. Cool completely. Takes a few hours on the counter top.  If you chill in the fridge the bars become very hard and difficult to cut.  Make sure you make this dessert many hours ahead of time- the day before is even better.