Crumb Bars

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Morsels, divided
• 1 (14 ounce) can NESTLE® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. Beat butter in large mixer 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.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
4. Combine 1 cup morsels and sweetened condensed milk in small, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread over hot crust.
5. Stir nuts and remaining 2/3 cup 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. Cut into bars.