Easy Chocolate Crumble Bars

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, plus extra for garnish
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Cream together butter and sugars (1 cup powdered, 1 cup granulated) with electric mixer until well combined. Beat in vanilla.
3. Mix flour in at low speed, just until incorporated. The mixture will be crumbly.
4. Press 1/2 of crumb mixture firmly into prepared pan to make shortbread crust. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until crust is set.
5. Wrap remaining crumb mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
6. Remove shortbread crust from oven and set aside.
7. Heat sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until chocolate is completely melted.
8. Pour chocolate mixture over prepared shortbread crust. Spread to cover crust evenly.
9. Take reserved crust mixture from refrigerator and crumble evenly over top of chocolate mixture.
10. Return pan to oven and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until top is a light golden brown.
11. Sprinkle powdered sugar lightly over the hot bars. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.