![Christmas Toffee Bars](http://images.ctfassets.net/uw7yiu2kuigc/8910e2eddd8fe80be609a009671285a2665e37b411c91ea3467749a49e0371ee/86dc7600569b13392f0927700fd1b649/toffeebars-main.jpg)
Desserts
Christmas Toffee Bars
These bars sandwich the nutty, buttery flavor of toffee between rich chocolate and a wafer crust.
Ingredients
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Technically, toffee is a candy. But these bars have the same nutty, buttery toffee flavor without having to use a candy thermometer!
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°; butter a 9×13-inch glass baking dish. Crush vanilla wafers in resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin. Combine crushed cookies with 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup melted butter in a bowl. Press mixture into prepared baking dish, using a measuring cup to tamp down crust. Bake for 8 minutes, or just until set. Melt 1 stick butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a saucepan, stirring to blend. Bring mixture to a boil and boil 1 minute without stirring. Immediately pour mixture over hot crust, then return pan to oven. Bake bars an additional 10 minutes, remove, and cool for 2 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over toffee and let stand until chips are glossy, about 5 minutes. Spread chocolate using an offset spatula, then sprinkle nuts on top of bars. Cool bars completely. Remove toffee from pan. To break toffee into pieces, insert tip of a paring knife into toffee and twist until pieces break.
![Remove toffee from pan and break into pieces.](http://images.ctfassets.net/uw7yiu2kuigc/188db626f24388a3b629142551dcd52cf6cc0a6dd1e8c9a7507385958fa28c13/f33e175232b1a509dcf72cbef72394b2/toffeebars-remove.jpg)
Remove toffee from pan and break into pieces.
![Press crust into a baking dish with a measuring cup. Bake until just until set.](http://images.ctfassets.net/uw7yiu2kuigc/0044ad1c8a7f0b0a008dc7bc1e2de36ec2a523fbfad5fa78b72868bf80e77b2d/a614b08189c25c340b7986f763bacbbe/toffeebars-presscrust.jpg)
Press crust into a baking dish with a measuring cup. Bake until just until set.
![Remove toffee from pan and break into pieces.](http://images.ctfassets.net/uw7yiu2kuigc/188db626f24388a3b629142551dcd52cf6cc0a6dd1e8c9a7507385958fa28c13/f33e175232b1a509dcf72cbef72394b2/toffeebars-remove.jpg)
Remove toffee from pan and break into pieces.