Malted Milk Bars

Hi All...
Hope everyone had a great X'mas and are eagerly waiting for 2012...:)..I am too..with a small sadness that every year passing by is increasing my age by one...;)..hmmm I cant help it.
So are you'l thinking of any New year resolutions...ok I do think about it the new year eve and forget it the very next morning...ya but I keep the tradition of thinking about resolutions on new year...
Ok guys before proceeding future...
Wishing everyone a very prosperous and joyful New Year...
Hope the coming year is filled with happiness and equal amount of sorrows which will increase the sweetness of the happiness...
with small failures which will make you stronger for great success...
with small fights which will help you form everlasting friendships....
with small achievements and big dreams so that you aim to fulfill your dreams...

Uff forgot to tell...we shifted to new apartment...Getting settled....My son is busy exploring the new space and showing me things that I have not noticed...:)
Unpacking is partially done....Tired of all the stuffs...Will be back in a couple of days to blogging...Sorry for not visiting ur lovely recipes....

This recipe was actually planned for X'mas....Anyways here's it now..

Recipe Source: Best-Loved Desserts- Good HouseKeeping
Chocolate Base:
All Purpose Flour/Maida-11/2 cups
Baking powder-1/2 tsp
Salt-12 tsp
Butter-3/4 cup
Semi sweet chocolate-4 squares(chopped)
Unsweetened chocolate-2 squares(chopped)
Granulated sugar-11/2 cup
Vanilla Extract-1 tbsp
Eggs-4 large(beaten)

Malted Milk Toppings:
Malted Milk Powder-3/4 cup
Milk-3 tbsp
Vanilla Extract-1 tsp
Butter-3 tbsp(softened)
Confectioners sugar-1 cup
Malted milk ball candies coarsely chopped as needed

Preparing Chocolate base:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 13" by 9" baking pan.Line with foil and grease it.
2. In a small bowl sieve APF, BP and salt.In a pan melt butter,semi sweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate on low heat stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat. stir in sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon.Beat in the eggs until well blended.Add flour mixture with chocolate mixture, stir until blended.Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.
3. Bake 25 to 30 min until toothpick inserted in the center comes clean.Cool in pan on wire rack.
Preparing Topping:
4. In a bowl stir milk powder, milk and vanilla until blended. Stir in butter and sugar until blended. Spread the toppings on the cold bars, top with chopped malted balls.Allow topping to set.Once it is set.. remove the foil and cut the bars to desired shape.Yummmmmm....

Sending this and suji Cookies to christmas Delicacy at Erivum Puliyum.