Cakey Chocolate Decadence Bars

With chocolate in every bite, these are perfect bars for your chocoholic Valentine.

Prep: 10 min | Bake: 18 min | Yield: 16 bars

Ingredients

• 30 Nestlé® Butterfinger Hearts, unwrapped Nestlé® Milk Chocolate Hearts
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup Nestlé® Toll House® Baking Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
3. Beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl until combined. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in Nestlé Hearts. Press into a 9 inch square baking pan.
4. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
5. Cool in pan on wire rack.
6. Cut into bars.
7. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and meals.com.