Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut Bars

Name: Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 34 cup butter or 34 cup margarine, softened; 13 cup sugar; 34 teaspoon baking powder; 34 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 12 cups chopped hazelnuts; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, cut into pieces; 1 14 cups packed light brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; sifted confectioners' sugar

12 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
34 cup butter or 34 cup margarine, softened
13 cup sugar
34 teaspoon baking powder
34 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 12 cups chopped hazelnuts
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, cut into pieces
1 14 cups packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

---ForCookie Crust---.
2

Beat flour, 3/4 cups of softened butter, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl until mixture is crumbly.
3

Stir in hazelnuts.
4

Press into bottom of ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
5

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until firm.
6

---ForChocolate Layer---.
7

Melt chocolate chips, 1/4 cup of butter that you cut into pieces in a medium saucepan over lowest heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
8

Remove from heat; stir in brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.
9

Pour over hot crust.
10

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until center is set.
11

Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
12

Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
13

Cut into 30 bars.