Turtle Bar Cookie

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened
• 1 cup pecan halves
• Filling:
• 5 1/3 tablespoons (2/3 cup) salted butter
• 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2: In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and brown sugar, beat at medium speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
step 3: Press mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
Step 4: Sprinkle pecan halves over unbaked crust evenly; set aside.
Step 5: In a 1-quart sauce pan, combine 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to full boil. Boil, stirring constantly until candy thermometer reaches 242 degrees F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a firm ball (2-3 minutes).
Step 6: Pour mixture over crust.
Step 7: Bake 18-20 minutes or until caramel layer is bubbly. Immediately sprinkle with butterscotch and chocolate chips.
Step 8: Let cool 5 minutes, then swirl with knife to create marbled effect. Step 9: Cool completely before cutting into bars.