Almond Toffee Squares

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
• 1  eggs 
• 0.5 cup baker's angel flake coconut lightly toasted
• 2 cups flour 
• 8 oz baker's german's chocolate sweet
• 0.3 tsp salt 
• 0.5 cup planters slivered almonds toasted
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• baking pan
• hand mixer
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla.
2. Add flour and salt; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
3. Bake 30 min. or until edges are golden brown.
4. Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate. Cover with aluminum foil; let stand 5 min. or until chocolate is softened.
5. Spread chocolate evenly over crust; sprinkle with coconut and almonds. Cool slightly.
6. Cut into 32 squares. Cool completely.