Milk Chocolate Pecan Bars

By Bettye

Ingredients

• Cookie Base:
• 1 c. unsifted flour
• 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/4 c. butter, softened
• Topping:
• 2 c. milk chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 c. chopped pecans, divided

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cookie:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; mix well. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press evenly into greased 13 X 9 X 2 baking pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Topping:
Melt over hot, but not boiling water, milk chocolate chips; remove from heat. In small bowl combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Beat for 2 minutes at high speed. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans.

Pour over cookie base; sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.