Caramel Pecan Bars

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Caramel Pecan Bars

Yield: 1 13x9-inch pan, about 2-dozen cookies

Ingredients
•3½ cups coarsely chopped pecans
•2 cups flour
•¾ cup butter, cubed
•? cup powdered sugar
•½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
•½ cup honey
•? cup butter
•3 tablespoons whipping cream

Instructions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with aluminum foil,
allowing a couple of inches to extend over the sides. Lightly grease foil.

2.Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant,
stirring halfway through.

3.In a food processor, pulse flour, powdered sugar and ¾ cup butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Press the mixture into the bottom and ¾ inch up the sides of the previously prepared pan.

4.Bake crust for 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

5.Bring brown sugar and remaining 3 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
Stir in toasted pecans, and spoon hot filling into prepared crust.

6.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Using foil sides as handles, lift baked and cooled bars from the pan; transfer to a cutting board and cut into bars.