Maple Nut Bars/pillsbury

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Title: Maple Nut Bars/pillsbury
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

Crust:
Pillsbury plus yellow cake
-mix
= reserve 2/3 cup for
-filling
1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
2 tb Margarine; softened
1 Egg
1/4 c Chopped nuts
Filling:
2 Eggs
2/3 c Reserved cake mix
1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Corn syrup
3 tb Margarine; softened
1/2 ts Maple extract
1/2 c Chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. In a large bowl,
combine cake mix, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons margarine and egg. Mix
at low speed until crumbly; stir in 1/4 cup nuts. Press into the bottom of
greased pan, and bake at 350F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs until foamy. Add 2/3 cup reserved cake
mix, 1/4 cup brown sugar, corn syrup, 3 tablespoons margarine and maple
extract. Beat 1 minute at low speed until well-mixed. Pour over crust and
sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Return to oven and bake 15 to 25
minutes or until golden brown (center will be soft). Cool completely; cut
into bars. Makes about 36 bars. (No changes required for high altitudes.)
Source Pillsbury 30th Bake-Off Cookbook (1982); recipe by Ellen Rose,
Snohomish, WA

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