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Celestial Bars

My aunt gave me the recipe for these wonderfully nutty bars. With their marbled base, fluffy icing and pretty chocolate glaze, they're the stars of bake sales, cookie gift packs and parties.

48 ServingsPrep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
ICING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
GLAZE:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
extracts. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix
well. Stir in pecans (batter will be thick).
Divide batter in half; stir chocolate into one portion. Alternately
spoon plain and chocolate batters into a greased 13-in. x 9-in.

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Celestial Bars (continued)

Directions (continued)

baking pan. Swirl with a knife.
Bake at 350° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near
the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For icing, in a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar
until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth.
Spread over bars.
For glaze, melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave; stir
until smooth. Drizzle over bars. Let stand until chocolate is
completely set before cutting into bars. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 155 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.