LETHAL LAYERS

By curly

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• additional flour (see directions)
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat 375 degrees. In food processor, combine first 3 ingredients with metal blade until crumbly. This can also be done with 2 knives or a pastry cutter. Pat this crust into a buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool.

When crust is cool, spread pecans evenly over surface.

Beat eggs with brown sugar until thick. Add vanilla.

Put salt and baking powder in bottom of ¼-cup measure; fill rest of measure with flour.

Stir into egg mixture. Pour over crust.

Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over mixture. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until center is baked. Cool, then cut into 32 pieces.