Posted by Faithful Foodie
December 3rd, 2009 
3 Comments
Pecan Cookie Bars
Pecan Cookie Bars Ready to Eat . . . YUM!
Ya gotta love cookie bars! They are so quick to make because you bake them all at once in one pan and then cut them into the size cookies you want and DONE! These bars taste a lot like pecan pie but without so much goo. They are crispy on top with just a thin layer of sweet goo to give them a little chewiness along with the crispness. I think it would be fun to experiment with this recipe and instead of using pecans use a mixture of chocolate chips, coconut, and butterscotch chips. If any of you try other combinations let me know how they turn out!
Ingredients
3 C. Homemade Holiday Cookie Mix
3 T. butter
1 – 14 oz. can sweetened condenses milk
1 large egg
1/2 C. brown sugar, packed
1 t. vanilla
2 C. coarsely chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with foil so that foil extends to the top edge of the pan. Coat with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Combine the Homemade Holiday Cookie Mix and butter with a pastry blender or two knives until evenly blended. Pat evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
Pressing Mix Into Cake Pan
3. Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile whisk sweetened condensed milk, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly over the partially baked crust and return to oven.
Cookie Bars Ready to Bake
4. Bake 25-28 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely. Remove from pan by lifting up the foil. Cut into 48 bars. Makes 4 dozen cookie.
Cookie Bars Lifted From Pan and Ready to Cut
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Tags: Christmas cookies, homemade holiday baking mix, pecans, sweetened condensed milk
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Sue, I am tempted to make the Holiday Cookie Mix and make some of these cookies but I am afraid I would gain a few pounds eating them. They sound so good.
They are all really good and they freeze well. To freeze them I place a dozen or so on a styrofoam plate and slip the plate into a gallon zip loc bag. It works great! Then I take out an assortment of cookies and put them on a nice plate to take to work or other social events I have going on over the holidays. I make up a plate for neighbors, etc.
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