Chocolate Fudge Shortbread Bars

Chocolate Fudge Shortbread Bars

This is a fun twist on shortbread, with cocoa added to the mix and a wonderfully fudgey layer on top.
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Course Dessert

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.