Chocolate Chip Crumble

Ingredients

• 1 pound BRICK margarine (soft margarine will NOT work)
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. In large bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Add margarine and cut in with pastry blender or with a fork. Mix well until it is all crumbly. This will not be a doughy mixture. It will be dry - like cheese cake crust.
3. Stir in the chocolate chips and if desired, walnuts.
4. Press the mixture into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown. Do NOT overbake!!!
6. Let cool slightly but cut into bars while still a bit warm. Leave in the pan until completely cool, or the cookies will fall apart.