Chocolate Fudge Shortbread Bars
This is a fun twist on shortbread, with cocoa added to the mix and a wonderfully fudgey layer on top.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa sifted
- 1 cup cold butter cut into pieces
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix flour, powdered sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl.
- Cut in cold butter pieces with a pastry cutter into flour mixture until crumbly.
- Press into a 13" x 9" pan and bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool slightly.
- In a medium saucepan, add sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- Heat over low heat until melted and smooth.
- Spread evenly over the shortbread crust and then sprinkle the remaining ½ cup chocolate chips over the top and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
- Let cool on a wire rack.