Toffee Bars With Some History
When I asked my friends and readers for some chocolate recipes, my dear friend Cathy gave me one that has some really cool history behind it. It is a bar recipe and wouldn't you know I am terrible at making bars. Full disclosure, for whatever reason mine NEVER look pretty, but when she told me the story behind the recipe and how she came about it, I was like, "Amy you are going to have to figure this out because this is just too cool!" More full disclosure, you kind of have to live in our neighborhood to get it, but think small town, think roots, think history and everyone kind of knows everyone....especially if you are from here. I am not, but I am from an AMAZING small town and this recipe makes me want to find one from home so I can share from my own roots.
So the story is short and simple, but I found it cool. Cathy, my friend, came across a garage sale in our hood. This particular sale was at a woman's house by the name of Mimi McKnight who had passed away. Cathy loves history and knew there would be some in this house so she went in and checked it out. She ended up buying a ton of cookbooks, which really is ironic yall because she does not even cook, but she did and they ended up being chalk full of recipes from back in the day. And the even cooler part of the story is that it appears Ms. McKnight was an amazing cook and a caterer. This particular recipe comes from a book that was put together for tastings for the Junior League Garden Club Committee's Creative Arts Show, on Saturday, March 19, 1966. How stinking cool is that! So of course I had to make this! And yall it is so good.....mine are not pretty by any means, but oh my they are soooooooo good! You can do all kinds of variations, like add sea salt, sprinkles, or m & m's, do whatever your family likes, but for today's post I made sure that half my pan was just like Ms. McKnight's recipe. One thing I would suggest, make sure to spread the chocolate when it starts to melt before adding whatever toppings you are adding. This was the mistake I made because I did the recipe just as it was written, but I think Ms. McKnight assumed people are smarter than I am! :) So spread your chocolate! And place them in the refrigerator to harden....other than that.....these babies are awesome! Hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I did!
TOFFEE BARS.......LORA SPITLER
MIX TOGETHER: 1 CUP MELTED BUTTER
1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1 EGG YOLK
2 CUPS FLOUR
1 TEASPOON VANILLA
Spread on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 18 minutes. While hot sprinkle on 1 pkg of chocolate chips. Let set for moment before spreading ground nuts on top.
They got the thumbs up from this cutie pie!
Easy Peasy and oh so good! Hope you like them!
Bon Appetit!
xo,
Amy
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