CLOUDT'S PECAN TREATS

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Categories     Cookies

Yield 35 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 12

For shortbread base:
1-1/2 sticks butter
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. salt
1 egg
2-3/4 c. flour
For pecan filling:
1-1/3 c. brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 c honey
1/4 c half & half
3-3/4 c pecans, chopped

Steps:

  • In a bowl cream together 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon salt until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoons lightly beaten egg. Add 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour and stir the mixture until it is just blended. Press the mixture evenly into a 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan, bake it in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is golden, and let it cool in the pan on a rack. In a large heavy saucepan combine 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, 1/2 cup honey, and 1/4 cup half-and-half and bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring. Stir in 14 ounces (about 3 3/4 cups) pecans, chopped, and let the mixture cool. Spread the pecan mixture evenly over the shortbread base and bake the dessert in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 minutes, or until the top is bubbly. Let the dessert cool in the pan on a rack and cut it into pieces about 2 inches square. Makes about 35 pieces.

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