BY-CRACKY BARS

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Yield Makes 9 good-sized bars - recipe can be doubled

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1 c white sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup whole milk
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 t. table salt
1/4 t. baking soda
1 package graham crackers (unflavored)
3/4 c semi-sweet or bittersweet
chocolate chips
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped (between a fine chop and a rough chop, depending on your taste)
1 t. excellent vanilla

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour 8 x 8 inch pan, set aside. Sift together dry ingredients in a small bowl (flour, salt and baking soda), set aside. In medium bowl blend the butter and sugar until creamed and smooth, approx. 3-4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time until blended and smooth, stir in vanilla. Add 1/3 c. whole milk alternately with dry igredients (flour mixture), starting and ending with milk. Divide batter evenly into 2 bowls - in one bowl add melted chocolate and walnuts, stir to combine. In another bowl stir in chocolate chips. Pour chocolate and walnut mixture into prepared pan, place whole graham crackers on top to cover, then top with chocolate chip mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until tester comes out clean. cool on rack before slicing.