Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE PECAN BARS

Category: Bars

1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder and ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup pecans, chopped

Topping
1/4 cup butter
1 oz semi-sweet chocolate square
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Confectioners sugar

In large mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the pecans. Press mix into a buttered 13x9 inch pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes until golden.

Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine butter and chocolate. Stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat. Add the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix until blended. Pour over crust. Return to oven. Bake 20 minutes longer until top is set. Cool. Dust with confectioners sugar. Cut into bars.