Toffee Fingers

Chocolate and Skor Bits - count me in!  Really good cookies and great for the Christmas Cookie Exchange.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbps packed brown sugar
3/4 cup toffee pieces (I use Skor bits)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I use mini chocolate chips)
1 tsp shortening

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Line an 8x8x2 inch baking pan with foil, extending the foil over the edges of the pan.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.  In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add powdered sugar and brown sugar.  Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in flour mixture (mixture seems dry but comes together as you beat).  Stir in 1/2 cup of the toffee pieces.

Press dough down evenly into the bottom of the pan, prick dough every 1/2 inch.  Bake at 20 minutes until light brown.  Cool slightly in pan.

Use the foil to lift the warm bars out of the pan.  Place bars on a cutting board and cut into 8 1" strips.  Cut strips crosswise into 3 pieces, making 24 bars.  Transfer bars to a wire rack until cool.

In a small saucepan, stir chocolate pieces with shortening over low heat until smooth.  Dip one third of each bar into the melted chocolate.  Immediately sprinkle with remaining toffee bits.