Turtle Cookie Bars

By ukiahgal67

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• nd Layer:
• 1 cup pecan halves or chopped pecans
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup milk chocolate morsels

Details

Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine first 3 ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
Pat mixture firmly into an ungreased 13x9 inch pan.

2.
Arrange pecans over crust.

3.
Combine 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
Cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour mixture over pecans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-17 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

4.
Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate morsels.
Let stand 2-3 minutes or until slightly melted.
Gently swirl chocolate with a knife, leaving some morsels whole (do not spread).
Let cool on a wire rack at room temperature until chocolate is set.

5.
Cut into squares.