Cookie Recipes
Butter Pecan Turtle Bars
Yield: 3 to 4 dozen bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup softened butter
- 2 cups pecan halves or pieces
Caramel
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Crust
- Combine flour, sugar and butter. Mix well.
- Pat firmly into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Sprinkle pecans on top.
Caramel
- In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, cook butter and sugar, stirring constantly. Boil for 1/2 to 1 minute.
- Pour evenly over crust.
- Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until layer is bubbly.
- Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over top. Allow to melt 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir slightly to marbleize.
- Cool completely (several hours or overnight) before cutting.