These bars were a great substitution for pecan pie at Thanksgiving! If you want to take the “German Chocolate” route, you can add coconut but the husband doesn’t like it.
Servings
Prep Time
24-32squares
25minutes
Cook Time
60minutes
Servings
Prep Time
24-32squares
25minutes
Cook Time
60minutes
Ingredients
3cupspecan halves
1 3/4cupsall purpose flour
3/4cupconfectioner’s sugar
3/4cupunsalted buttercold & cubed
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2cupsemisweet chocolate chips
3eggsroom temp
3/4cuplight brown sugarfirmly packed
3/4cuplight corn syrup
1/4cupunsalted buttermelted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Arrange pecans in a single layer of a shallow baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Stir halfway through baking.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9″x 13″x 2″ baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on two short sides. Grease foil.
Whisk together the flour, confectioners’ sugar, and cocoa. Add the cold butter, and combine with a pastry blender* until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Press the mixture into the bottom and about 3/4-inch up sides of prepared pan.
Bake the crust for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over crust. Allow to cool on a wire rack at least 30 minutes.
Place the eggs in a large mixing bowl, and beat lightly. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and melted butter. Whisk together until smooth. Stir in pecans. Pour evenly over the partially baked crust
Bake 28-34 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the filling has set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Then, refrigerate for an hour.
Using foil overhang, lift the bars from the pan and place on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars.