Walnut Bars

My husband recently returned from Costco with a gigantic bag of walnuts. Like most men he likes large quantities of just about anything … so here we were with 5 pounds of shelled walnuts.

Here’s an easy recipe I found, using walnuts, that’s easy to make and everyone enjoys!

Walnut Bars

For the crust:

1 cup of flour

¼ cup of powdered sugar

¼ teaspoon of salt

½ cup of cold butter

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Using a pastry blender, or a fork, mix the crust ingredients together.

3. Spread the crust mixture in a lightly greased 8x8 inch pan. Press down to make a crust.

4. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to brown slightly.

5. Remove from the oven and set aside.

For the filling:

1 cup of light brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon of vanilla

½ cup of flour

¼ teaspoon of baking soda

¼ teaspoon of salt

1 ½ cups of chopped walnuts

1. Mix all of the filling ingredients, except walnuts, until smooth. Add the walnuts and mix together.

2. Spread the filling over the pre-baked crust.

3. Bake about 25 minutes, or until everything is nicely browned.

4. Cool completely before cutting.