Friday, November 26, 2010

Crisp Toffee Bars

Cream together well:

½ c butter
½ c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Add:
1 c flour
½ c chocolate chips
½ c chopped nuts

Press into 8x8 pan. Bake at 350 25 minutes. Cut into bars while warm.

Margaret Haley Bell

~~Mom said that during the Civil War, there was a scarcity of eggs, so ladies developed recipes that did not include eggs. This is a dessert that she frequently made.

1 comment:

  1. Not that she was around during the Civil War... The Great Depression, however, is another story! She lived very frugally due to that experience.

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