TOFFEE SQUARES

2 cup butter, softened 

2 cups packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 egg yolks

4 cups flour 

½ teaspoon salt 

2 cups milk chocolate chips or two large Hersheys milk choc bars

1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix butter, brown sugar, vanilla and egg yolk. Stir in flour and salt. Press in greased rectangular pan, large cookie sheet size.

Bake bars 25 to 30 minutes or until very light brown (crust will be soft). Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips on hot crust. Let stand about 5 minutes or until chocolate is soft; spread evenly. Sprinkle with nuts.

Cool bars 30 minutes in pan on wire rack. Cut iunto squares.

Recipe from my mother, Afton Hansen.