Maple Shortbread Bars

Name: Maple Shortbread Bars
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 39 bars
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; ½ cup sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled; 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar; ⅔ cup real maple syrup; 2 eggs; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon maple extract; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Total: 55 min
Makes: 39 bars

Serves

crust

Preheat oven to 350°F
2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled		cut in with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly	press into bottom and half an inch up the sides of a 9- by 13-inch baking pan	bake15 min · until edges begin to brown, cool on rack
2 cups flour	combine
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt

filling

2 cups coarsely chopped pecans	distribute nuts evenly over top		bake30 min · until filling is set, cool on rack before cutting
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar	mix until smooth	pour into cooled crust
⅔ cup real maple syrup
2 eggs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon maple extract
½ teaspoon salt

Ingredients

2 cups flour
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
⅔ cup real maple syrup
2 eggs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon maple extract
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Steps

1Heat oven to 350 degrees. For crust, combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Cut butter into slices, and cut in with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly. Press into bottom and half an inch up the sides of a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool on rack.
2For filling, combine all ingredients except pecans, and mix until smooth. Pour into cooled crust. Distribute nuts evenly over top. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool on a rack before cutting.