#1999 - German Chocolate Walnut Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 sticks Parkay margarine
4oz. Baker's German sweet chocolate
1 cup Kayro corn syrup
3 beaten eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped black walnuts

In a bowl add flour, 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup of the Parkay--mix with your hands or with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Microwave the chocolate and the the 1 cup of Parkay (according to box directions)--stir until smooth. Add corn syrup and 1/2 cup white sugar--stir. Add beaten eggs--stir. Add vanilla--stir. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over the hot baked crust. Sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until chocolate mixture is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars or squares.