Chocolate Streusel Bars Tea Treat

Recipe By The Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast

Serves 36

• 1 ¾ cups  all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup  cocoa powder
• 1 egg
• 1 can (14oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 2 cups (12oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
• 1 cup  sugar
• ½ stick  butter
• 1 cup  chopped walnuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan.  In large bowl stir together flour, sugar and cocoa.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg, mix well. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan to form crust.  Bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, place sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup chocolate chips. Microwave on high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until chips are melted.  Make sure mixture is smooth. Pour over baked crust.

Add nuts and remaining chips to reserved crumb mixture.  Sprinkle over top of bars and bake additional 25 to 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely and cut into bars.

About The Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast

The Queen Victoria is a renowned bed and breakfast OPEN ALL YEAR in the heart of historic Cape May, New Jersey, one block from the beautiful Cape May beaches, antique shopping, gourmet dining, and historic Cape May tours.  The Queen Victoria consists of thirty-two inviting and romantic rooms and suites with private bath that are decorated with period antiques in the Victorian style and tradition of a historic Cape May bed and breakfast. Inn rates include full breakfast and a delicious afternoon tea with sweets and savory in the British fashion.