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

Estimated Times:
Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 35 min | Yields - 30 bars

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.) 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.