Recipe: Walnut Triangles

WALNUT TRIANGLES

1 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups C and H Powdered Sugar, unsifted
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
FROSTING (OPTIONAL):
1 cup C and H Powdered Sugar unsifted
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla

Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Set aside.

Beat eggs until light (about 5 minutes). Beat in sugar until smooth. Add salt, vanilla and milk; mix until smooth. Gradually stir in flour. Fold in chocolate mixture and walnuts. Pour into greased and paper-lined 8-inch square
pan.

Bake in 350 degree F oven 30 minutes. Cool in pan.

Frost. Cut into 2-inch squares and each square diagonally into triangles.

FROSTING:
Combine 1 cup C and H Powdered Sugar, 1/4 cup soft butter or margarine and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Spread over cookies before cutting.

Makes 32 cookies
Source: Bar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter