Malted-milk Squares

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine (1 1/2 sticks) or 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup instant malted milk powder (no sugar added)
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups malted milk balls, coarsely chopped (about 5 ounces of candy)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan. line pan with foil; grease foil.
• 2 prepare chocolate base: in a heavy 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter with chocolates over low heat, stirring frequently. remove saucepan from heat. with a wooden spoon, stir in sugar and vanilla, then stir in eggs until well mixed.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into chocolate mixture just until blended.
• 4 spread batter evenly in pan. bake 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean. remove pan from oven. cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 5 prepare malted-milk topping: in a small bowl, mix malted-milk powder, milk and vanilla until blended. stir in margarine or butter, then confectioners' sugar, until blended. spread topping over cooled bars; top with chopped malted-milk-ball candies.
• 6 when topping is firm, transfer with foil to cutting board. cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 8 pieces.