#944 - Chocolate Macadamia Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup + 1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 stick cold butter (cut into small pieces) + 1 1/2 sticks butter
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts (you can toast them if you wish)
1 1/2 cups Nestle's semisweet chocolate chips OR white chocolate chips

In a bowl add flour and 1 cup brown sugar--stir. Add 1 stick butter (cut into pieces)--mix until crumbly. Press mixture into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Sprinkle chopped macadamia nuts on the crust, then press nuts down into the crust lightly with the back of a spoon. In a saucepan add 1 1/2 sticks of butter--melt butter over low heat. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar--stir. Turn heat to medium and cook/stir until bubbling--pour hot mixture on the top of the crust evenly--spread with a spoon if necessary. Bake at 350 degrees for 17-20 minutes or until the top layer is bubbling. Remove from oven, wait 1 minute and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top--the chocolate will melt. Once melted smooth top layer with a knife or the back of a spoon. Cool completely, then refrigerate until cold before cutting.