COFFEE-PECAN TRIANGLES

Coffee-Pecan Triangles image

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 30m

Yield 48 triangles

Number Of Ingredients 12

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2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold butter or 3/4 cup margarine
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
2 tablespoons half-and-half or 2 tablespoons light cream
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

FOR CRUST:.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, powdered sugar, and salt. Cut in butter till crumbly. Press mixture evenly into bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheat 350F oven for 10 minutes.
FOR FILLING:.
In another mixing bowl, beat eggs slightly. Stir in the brown sugar, pecans, honey and melted butter. Stir together the half and half , coffee crystals, and vanilla till coffee crystals dissolve, Stir into pecan mixture. Spread evenly over hot crust.
Bake in 350F oven for 20 minutes more, or till set. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut in squares, then halve the squares, diagonally to make the triangles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 19.2, Sodium 55.8, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 6.5, Protein 1.1