Cookie Candy Squares Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Vegetable shortening | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Corn flakes | 1 Cup (16 tbs), crushed | |
| 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats | ||
| Butterscotch package | 1 , flavored | |
| Chocolate package | 1 | |
| Vegetable shortening | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Walnuts | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
1. Measure flour, salt, and soda into a sifter.
2. Beat the 1/2 cup shortening with brown sugar until fluffy in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed; beat in egg and vanilla. Sift in flour mixture, blending to make a soft dough.
3. Stir in crushed corn flakes, rolled oats, and butterscotch-flavored pieces. Spread half of the mixture evenly over bottom of a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
4. Melt chocolate pieces with the 1 tablespoon shortening in top of a double boiler over simmering water; remove from water. Stir in walnuts and sweetened condensed milk. .
5. Spread over layer in pan, then spread with remaining butterscotch mixture.
6. Bake in moderate oven (375°) 40 minutes, or until firm and golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 36 squares.
2. Beat the 1/2 cup shortening with brown sugar until fluffy in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed; beat in egg and vanilla. Sift in flour mixture, blending to make a soft dough.
3. Stir in crushed corn flakes, rolled oats, and butterscotch-flavored pieces. Spread half of the mixture evenly over bottom of a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
4. Melt chocolate pieces with the 1 tablespoon shortening in top of a double boiler over simmering water; remove from water. Stir in walnuts and sweetened condensed milk. .
5. Spread over layer in pan, then spread with remaining butterscotch mixture.
6. Bake in moderate oven (375°) 40 minutes, or until firm and golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 36 squares.
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