Chocolate Pecan Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 6 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups chopped pecans
• 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1 1/4 teaspoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in flour. press into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan. bake at 350°f for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt chocolate with corn syrup over low heat; stir until smooth. remove from the heat. stir in the sugar, eggs and vanilla. add pecans.
• 3 spread evenly over hot crust. bake for 25-30 minutes or until firm around the edges. cool on a wire rack. melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. drizzle over bars.