Easy Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, use a mixer set on low to combine first three ingredients: flour, brown sugar and softened butter. pat into a 9x13 pan, sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
• 2 to prepare the caramel layer, combine brown sugar and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly and quickly until mixture begins to boil. allow to boil and foam for one minute, stirring constantly. pour over crust.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 20-23 minutes or until caramel is bubbly and crust is golden. remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. allow chips to melt slightly then swirl into the caramel.
• 4 when almost cool, cut into 1 1/2" squares. keep it small as they are very rich!