Chocolate Crumb Bars

(5 stars based on 554 reviews)

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A delicate crumb base supports a creamy chocolate filling topped with chocolate chips and crunchy, butter cookie crumbs.

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Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
1 can (14 oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

BEAT butter in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in flour, sugar and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan; reserve remaining mixture. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

COMBINE 1 cup morsels and sweetened condensed milk in a small, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread over hot crust.

STIR nuts and remaining morsels into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack.

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Chocolate Crumb Bars

Linda Stetzer from Colfax,WI

I have made these bars NUMEROUS times for home, work, and to take somewhere. They are always a hit and so easy to make! I always add a little more flour to the topping to make it a little more crumbly.
You can use less butter

Leona Criswell from Flower Mound, TX

I made this recipe with 3 tablespoons less butter than the recipe called for, and the texture was great.
OK Bars

Kathy Luett from Salina, KS

This recipe needs some help. Either there is too much butter in the recipe or not enough flour to make the batter crumbly as the recipe states.
MOST REQUESTED

Susan Cottrell from Terre Haute, Indiana

My daughter received a phone call from her uncle-in-law asking if her mom was bringing those wonderful "cookies" that she brought to last year's 4th of July party. What greater praise. These are fabulous for parties or anytime.
okay

Monir I from charlotte, NC

these were fantastic but they had a little too much butter
Crumb Bars

Robin Heinrich from ,

This dessert is one of families favorites. Rich chocolate and pecans make an exellence combination. I substitue pecans for the walnuts. We just love them!
Warm Chocolate Delight

MAXIE KESSLER from Grand Blanc, MI

We make these often and everyone asks for them. They are irrestible when eaten warm!!
Rename these to Better than Sex Bars

Cynthia Rayniak from Lake Villa, IL

I've had to share this recipe with several friends. They are great!
Loved these!

Chrissy Spencer from Littleton, CO

These tasted wonderful! I couldn't stop snacking on these. Too good!
Avoid these delicious treats

Diane McSweeney from Federal Way, WA

These are sooo good that no one can stop at just one. You will make a pig of yourself eating these fabulous treats!
YUMMY!

Janet Tebbe from Cincinnati, OH

Made these for friends of mine and they LOVED them!
raspberry jam can be added

P consigli from Plano, TX

I added raspberry jam after the crust was baked and they were even better. Chocolate and raspberry work well together.
chocolate crumb bars

nicole pinsent from labrador city, canada

The best ever... could not stop eating them. Co-worker brought them at work... tried them home. fast to do and easy.. well worth the extra pounds.. yummmm
Mmmmmm So Good!

Joy Carlson from Connecticut

These bars are delicious and easy to make! My kids and their teachers love them! I'm asked for this recipe all the time!
excellent

KATHY GREEN from South Daytona, FL

These were so easy and tasty. My husband really liked them.
These are excellent!

Paulette Martin from SANTEE, CA

These bars are fantastic and one of the most requested items for me to bring to a potluck. My two girls and hubby love them fresh out of the oven on top of vanilla ice cream.
Yummy

Danielle Boushon from Granton, WI

I made these bars yesterday and they are almost gone, they were easy to make and the crust compliments the filling this is a keeper
Yummy

Shannon Tallent from Dallas, Texas

There are only 3 of us in the house but when I made these they kept disappearing.
Phenomenal Recipe

Stephanie Parnell from Moreno Valley, CA

This simple recipe has raised the bar with my friends and family. No one could believe that something so delicious would take so little effort to make. This is, thus far, "the recipe of the Mom's" with my teenage daughter's friends.
Great Bars!!!

Kori Ferlise Ferlise from Orlando, FL

I made these bars for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and let me tell you that everyone who ate them absolutely LOVED them. They are so easy to make and so delicious. You have got to try these, believe me you will make them over and over again.
I could've ate them all myself!!

Leanne Dashiell from Cumberland, MD

these were so great!!! They tasted very similar to the "magic cookie bars" my mom used to make when I was little. Brought back some tasty memories for me. A+...very easy too!!
Yummy

OLAINA SILVA from Santa Rosa, CA

This was my fovorite high school treat at my boyfriends parents Christmas party each year. So it was nice to find this recipe again and go back in time. Sweet memories and sweet treats to go with them.
WOW!

PAM UNCAPHER from Jacksonville, FL

These bars are so easy to make and taste delicious. The whole family loved them, so I'm sure I'll be asked to make them again soon. My daughter said they would be great during the holidays too.
awesome

Freida Stupka from NEWPORT, NH

My daughter made a double batch over the weekend, and we finished it all. It certainly gets our vote as a favorite!
Yum

Michelle Bonner from LINCOLN, NE

The only recommendation I would make for this recipe is make sure you only soften the butter a little and don't melt it. If you melt it the crumb topping does not crumb, it ends up being a cookie dough consistency. However, they still taste good even if that happens.
A top ten in my house!

rosalind rukes from SPENCER, IA

I made this for my nephew's college graduation. A much requested recipe.It Should always be a top ten. I always try to have the ingredients around for this one!
Chocolate Crumb Bars

Vickie Danz from MAZOMANIE, WI

Everyone loved these bars and they were gone in a minute and they wanted more. I will make these again
Chocolate Crumb Bars

Shar Collins from ELYRIA, OH

This is an easy recipe. They taste good and make a good treat for lunch boxes.
Melt in your mouth good..

Lisa Lombardo from TURNERSVILLE, NJ

Wow! I made these on a whim (I always have morsels on hand), and they were so good! You can't beat shortbread and chocolate. This is a very simple and delicious recipe. The shortbread balances out the sweetness of the chocolate, and the crumb topping just melts in your mouth. If you make these, you won't be disappointed. Another great recipe from my favorite baking site!
Amazing

Erin m from

I made these for my son's birthday party. They were a huge hit with everyone. I have gotten asked to make them for many other occassions since. So good and so easy to make.
Not a Crumb Left!

Margie Murphy from JANESVILLE, WI

I made these for birthday treat day at work. They were very easy to make. They gobbled them down! This will become a reg. treat!
creamy

cassie reed from PEORIA, AZ

it is so easy and so creamy. it has just the right sweetness. everybody loves and always asks for it.
Want crumbs?

MARY ALLISON from YORK, PA

This is a really delicious and easy recipe. It seems as if the bars would be overly sweet, but they are not! Instead of using soft butter and beating it, pulse the butter cold with the dry ingredients in the food processor for a few seconds. Voila! You have perfect crumbs for the base and topping.
Pretty Good

Caryn Schwartz from

My only problem making these bars was that, like some of the other reviewers, my crust didn't come out like crumbs. I ended up adding almost double the sugar and flour that the recipe initially called for in order to remedy this. I think the problem may have been that my butter was too melted. That would be my guess. In the end my crust came our kind of hard but it still tasted good, and overall the recipe was very tasty.
fantastic

MIKE BREINER from VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

Every time I make these I get rave reviews. Some times I substituted peacans for walnuts and sometimes I add pepermint exract. Everyone loves them. They are so good you want to keep eating them but they are so sweet you have to fight the urge or your teeth will start to ache. One person doesn't like nuts so I left them out for her and they still taste great
wonderful bars

MARGARET PHILPOTT from NEWPORT NEWS, VA

these are my favorite and that is why I call them wonderful bars. I have made them for about 4 years now and I get all kinds of compliments from them., plus they are not hard to make.
This had the WOW factor

Michelle Davids from Stow, OH

This is one of those desserts that make you 'close your eyes and sigh' they're so good. My guests LOVED them and so did I. I wish I had made extra of the shortbread base like someone else suggested. Also, I used toasted pecans instead of walnuts and had to make home-made sweetened condensed milk because I didn't have a can. But it was fabulous. I can't wait to make it again.
Very Good

Peggy Robinson from KIRKLIN, IN

I have a granddaughter who can not have anything with eggs, so I wanted to try this before she came out for Christmas. I did not have the plain chocolate chips but had the choc/caramel morsels so I used them and they were delicious. Will be making the same way for Christmas.
Very easy bar cookie and delicious

Ginny Radford from AUBURN, NY

This was my first recipe from verybestbaking.com and the reason that I am using this site for all the cookie recipes for our Holidays. I took these cookies to work and had to print out the recipe for coworkers who are better bakers than myself!My family also loved these bars and they were so easy to make.I will definately make them for one of my Holiday cookies.If you haven't tried these cookie bars yet,you really should.
Good but....

Janis Evans from UNIVERSAL CITY, TX

I have made these several times and my kids liked them but I thought they were a little too sweet. My husband loves Dark chocolate so I decided to try substituting the semi sweet chocolate chips with Nestle Chololatier Dark Chocolate chips. What a difference, they were absolutley PERFECT, not to sweet, just right. Used the whole bag, yielding a few less chips on top. Really good!!
Chocolate Crumb Bars

Janet Stanciu from MILFORD, MI

This is a very good recipe, not too sweet as I was worried it may be. Easy to make and pretty enough for company.
delicious!

Jessica Perna from Deer Park, NY

i made these for my office and they were gone in 20 mins!! they were very easy to make and not very time consuming. i will be making these again.
Tooo Rich

Lori Fusaro from NUTLEY, NJ

I prepared the recipe as written and I thought it was greasy and too rich. However, my 2 boys (14 & 16) liked them. I will probably make it again if they ask for it, I wouldn't make it for company.
Excellent Chocolate Crumb Bars

Andrea Peranni from LAKEWOOD, CO

My family loved these chocolate crumb bars! They were gone before the day was over!
Oh SO yummy!

Jennifer Zimmer from HOLLAND, MI

These were very easy to make, they came out great. The crust was perfect the chocolate was smooth and silky, the crunch on top was a fabulous addition. I am already trying to find an occation to make these again. I do disagree with with a previous rating about the amount of dough for the crust and topping. It was just enough. You need to make sur eyou flour your fingers well, it really puffs up during baking.
Chocolate Crumb Bars

theresa Dorsey from merrick, NY

These are delectable and my picky husband loves them too!!!
Rich and tasty

Sheryl Scott from OLATHE, KS

The buttery shortbread flavor paired with the chocolate makes for a rich dessert that's hard to stop eating. My dough didn't come out very crumbly but these were still great.
Delicious

meryl stollar from Merrick, NY

I often have requests for these delicious and easy crumb bars. I sometimes make with nuts and sometimes without. When I have made other bars, I usually come back to these bars, because they are always a hit. I recently brought a batch to my son who is away at college. His friends all said they were awesome.
Thank Goodness I found This!!

BILLIE SCHETTINO from KANSAS CITY, KS

This recipe was Holiday favorite of my family, but I misplaced it. The only recipe I could find was one that had coconut, and my family will not eat anything made with coconut. So I am thrilled that I have found an lod favorite again. They are so yummy I can't wait to suprise them this weekend. Thanks!
Chocolate bars

laura shaw from SELMA, NC

These were good, did not come out quite right, but they were good.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/30 of recipe

Servings Per Recipe: 30 bars

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 90
Total Fat: 10g (16% of DV)
Saturated Fat: 7g (33% of DV)
Cholesterol: 20mg (7% of DV)
Sodium: 80mg (3% of DV)
Carbohydrates: 23g (8% of DV)
Dietary Fiber: .5g (3% of DV)
Sugars: 16g
Protein: 3g
Vitamin A: 4% of DV
Vitamin C: 0% of DV
Calcium: 4% of DV
Iron: 2% of DV

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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