Shelly's Recipe

PECAN TOFFEE BARS WITH BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Category: Bars

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar, granulated
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg yolk
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup milk chocolate English toffee bits
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Browned Butter Icing
2 tbsp butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 to 3 tsp milk

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter, sugars, salt and egg yolk with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat in flour. Mix in toffee bits. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil. Press dough evenly into bottom of baking pan. Sprinkle with pecans and press lightly into dough. Bake until lightly browned, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool. Drizzle with Browned Butter Icing and cut into bars to serve.

Browned Butter Icing: Heat butter in small saucepan over low heat until browned (be careful not to burn). Remove from heat. Stir in confectioners sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a thin icing. Drizzle over Pecan Toffee Bars.