Cooking Corner
Chocolate Pecan Brown Sugar Shortbread Bars By Suzanne Jacobus, Resident since 2013
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ith Christmas fast approaching it is a time for entertaining and festive holiday parties. This is a quick, simple, and delicious recipe to make and take as a hostess gift. I like to package them in little cellophane bags tied with colorful ribbon.
Chocolate Pecan Brown Sugar Shortbread Bars
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Ingredients: • • • • • • •
1 cup unsalted butter ( 2 sticks ) cut in small pieces 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt ( I use sea salt ) 1 teaspoon vanilla 9 ounces dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans ( you can also use walnuts )
Directions: • •
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Spray paper with nonstick spray.
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Cream the butter and sugar in a food processor. Add vanilla. Add the flour and pulse on and off until the mixture looks like corn meal. Press into prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned. Immediately after taking out of the oven, pour chocolate chips over. Spread with a long spatula. (If the chocolate sticks to the spatula spray it with nonstick spray.) Immediately sprinkle nuts over chocolate. Allow chocolate to cool completely before slicing.
Yield: 2 dozen or more depending on how small you slice bars. Note: I have also made 1 ½ of this recipe and baked on a cookie sheet for a larger portion. Enjoy! Suzanne Jacobus Alain Pinel Realtors sjacobus@apr.com
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