Served at the 2025 Chocolate Wine Trail, Hermannhof Winery
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Press half the dough onto the bottom of a greased 13×9-in. baking pan. Set aside remaining dough for topping.
2. For filling, in a large saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, cream cheese and milk; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and extract. Spread over dough.
3. Break off small pieces of remaining dough; drop over filling. Bake at 375° until topping is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 4 dozen
Recipe Credit: Taste of Home
Serve with Hermannhof Winery Port
