Sweet Walnut Snacks

Chocolate Filled Walnut-Oatmeal Bars

1 cup butter or margarine                                       Chocolate Filling

2 cups packed light brown sugar                           1/2 cup butter or margarine     

2 eggs                                                                  2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

1 tsp vanilla extract                                               1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp powdered instant coffee (optional)             1 can (14 oz.) condensed milk

3 cups quick-cooking oats                                    1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour        

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts, divided

 

Directions:

Heat oven to 350o. In large mixer bowl cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee, if desired; beat well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and 1 cup walnuts; gradually add to creamed mixture. (Batter will be stiff; stir in last part by hand.) Remove 2 cups dough; set aside. Press remaining dough evenly over bottom of jelly-roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch. 

 

Chocolate Filling:

In medium saucepan over low heat melt butter. Stir in cocoa and sugar. Add sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

Spread filling evenly over oatmeal mixture in pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup nuts over top. Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden (chocolate will be soft). Cool completely; cut into bars. Makes about 4 dozen bars.

 

 

Best Walnut Brownies

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 cup sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Creamy Brownie Frosting (optional, recipe below)

 

Directions:

Heat oven to 350o. Grease square pan, 9 x 9 x 2 inches. In large mixing bowl blend melted butter, sugar and vanilla.  Add eggs; using spoon, beat well, Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually blend into egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. Spread into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool; frost with creamy brownie frosting. Cut into squares. About 16 brownies.

 

Creamy Brownie Frosting

3 Tbs butter or margarine, softened

3 Tbs HERSHEY'S Cocoa

1 Tbs light corn syrup or honey

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 to 2 Tbs milk 

 

Directions:

In small mixing bowl cream butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat to spreading consistency. Makes about 1 cup frosting. 

 

 

Oatmeal Scotch Cookies with Nuts

 

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 pkg. (12 oz.) Nestle butterscotch flavored morsels

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375oF. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until creamy. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and butterscotch. Drop cookies using a tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes for chewier cookies; 9-10 minutes for crisper cookies. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

 

 

Roasted Cinnamon Sugared Walnuts

- Great for the Holidays

 

2 1/2 cups Walnuts

1 cup sugar

1/2 cu water

1 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp salt (optional)

 

Directions:

Heat walnuts in an oven at 350o for 15 minutes stirring often. Let them cool while cooking sugar.

 

Cook sugar, water, cinnamon, and salt, to soft ball stage (236o with a candy thermometer) without stirring, or take spoon and put some mixture into a cup of water to see if you can form a soft ball. Remove from heat; add vanilla and walnuts, stir gently until mixture becomes creamy. Turn out onto greased plate of cookie sheet. Separate the nuts and cool.

 

 

 

 

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