German Chocolate Bars

These are delicious, but sweet.  I would cut them small for bars, but if you want to serve them as a dessert, cut them bigger and serve them with a scoop of ice cream on top.  Or maybe whipped cream and some shaved chocolate.

• 1/2 cup butter, softened slightly
• 1 pkg. German chocolate cake mix
• 1 tub ready-to-spread coconut pecan frosting
• 1 cup (6-0z.) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.

Cut butter into cake mix in medium bowl, using pastry blender until crumbly.  Press half (2 1/2 cups) the mixture in bottom of pan.  Bake 10 minutes.

Carefully spread frosting over baked layer, sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.  Stir milk into remaining cake mixture.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto chocolate chips.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake portion is slightly dry to the touch.  Cool completely, about 1 hour.  Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

Store covered in refrigerator.

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