White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Bars

 

3/4

cup butter or margarine

1 1/2

cups packed brown sugar

1

tablespoon vanilla

2

eggs

2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 1/2

teaspoons baking powder

1

cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or slivered almonds

1

cup white baking chips

1

teaspoon shortening

• 1 Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Heat butter and brown sugar in 3-quart saucepan over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted; remove from heat.
• 2 Beat vanilla and eggs into sugar mixture with electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in flour and baking powder on low speed. Stir in half of the nuts and 1/4 cup of the baking chips. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and 1/2 cup of the baking chips.
• 3 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool about 30 minutes.
• 4 Melt remaining 1/4 cup baking chips and the shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour into small resealable plastic food-storage bag; seal bag. Cut small opening in a corner of the bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over bars. Cool until set. For 48 bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.