Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 prepare a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter; blend with fork until crumbly.
• 4 pat the mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
• 5 sprinkle pecan halves evenly over the unbaked crust; set aside.
• 6 in a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2/3 cup butter.
• 7 cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 8 drizzle the caramel mixture over pecans and crust in baking dish.
• 9 bake for 18-20 minutes, or until cacamel layer is bubbly, and crust is light brown.
• 10 remove from oven, and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• 11 spread chips evenly as they melt.
• 12 cool completely before cutting into bars.