Toffee & Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds

  Desserts

Shortbread cookies, toffee and roasty-toasty almonds team up for a treat that's both crunchy and chewy. This candy is a huge hit with my family and friends.

Toffee & Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds

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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min. + chilling
YIELD: 2 pounds.

Ingredients

  • 1 package (9 ounces) Girl Scout Shortbread / Trefoils® cookies
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a greased 15x10-in. rimmed baking pan with parchment paper coated with cooking spray. Arrange cookies in pan.
  • 2. Microwave butter until melted; whisk in brown sugar. Microwave 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture is a thick caramel sauce. Pour sauce over cookies, covering each completely.
  • 3. Bake until puffed up and bubbly, about 10 minutes (do not allow to burn). Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over hot caramel. Let stand 5 minutes; spread chocolate over caramel. Top with almonds.
  • 4. Refrigerate baking pan until chocolate and caramel have hardened, about 1 hour. Break or cut bark.

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