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Butter Pecan Cookie Bars with Penuche Drizzle

Name: Butter Pecan Cookie Bars with Penuche Drizzle
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped pecans, divided; ICING:; 3 tablespoons butter; 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon 2% milk; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

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Prep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

2 dozen

Updated: Jul. 25, 2023

I have made these bars for many, many years. They are rich, chewy, nutty and buttery—all the good stuff. I like to use dark brown sugar for the extra flavor. A sprinkle of some pecans on the top makes for a nice nutty, toasted flavor. They freeze well, that is, if they last long enough! A little drizzle of old-fashioned penuche icing takes them over the top. You could eat these without the penuche, but why would you want to? —Kallee Krong-McCreery, Escondido, California

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Ingredients

2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans, divided
ICING:
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until blended. Beat in eggs, then vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
For icing, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add milk; cook and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Immediately drizzle over bars; let stand until set. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 212 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 103mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Butter Pecan Cookie Bars with Penuche Drizzle

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