BLARNEY STONE BARS

BLARNEY STONE BARS
by: Anna McElligott

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup English toffee bits
1/3 cup chopped pecans
4 drops green food coloring
3/4 cup vanilla frosting

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla.
Combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture.
Fold in the toffee bits and pecans.
Spread into a greased 9" spare baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.
Add food coloring to frosting; spread over the bars.
Cut into diamond shapes.
YIELD: about 3-1/2 dozen.