Fudgy Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
• 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (12-oz.) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

1. 1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in cold butter pieces with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of a 13- x 9-inch pan.
2. 2. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Remove pan, and place on a wire rack.
3. 3. Stir together condensed milk, vanilla, and 1 cup chocolate morsels in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over prepared crust, spreading to edges of the pan. Sprinkle with chopped pecans or walnuts and remaining chocolate morsels.
4. 4. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour or until completely cool. Cut into 48 (1 1/2-inch) bars.
5. Note: Store bars in airtight containers up to 1 week. You may also freeze bars up to 1 month.