Milk Chocolate Pecan Bars
1 c. unsifted flour
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 measuring tsp. baking soda
1/4 measuring tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter, softened
TOPPING:
1 (11 1/2 oz.) pkg. (2 c.) Nestle milk chocolate morsels
2 eggs
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 measuring tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 measuring tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans, divided
DIRECTIONS:-
Cookie Base: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda and soda; mix well. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press evenly into greased 13×9×2 inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Pour topping (below) over cookie base; sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Return to oven; bake 20 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into 2×1 inch bars.
Topping: Melt Nestle milk chocolate morsels over hot (not boiling) water; remove from heat. In a small bowl, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract and salt; beat 2 minutes at high speed with electric mixer. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Makes 4 1/2 dozen 2×1 inch bars.