The real winner!

I've tried several new recipes this week, but this is the real winner. A friend from work requested these Jamie Deen bars after we saw them in the latest Food Network magazine. I took them to work and they were gone pretty quickly, a good measure of success ;)

Chewy Toffee Bars

- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 C packed light brown sugar
- 2 C flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 C pecans, chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C toffee pieces

1. Preheat the oven to 350*. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. I used a 9x13 but if you want thicker chewy bars, you can use an 8-inch square dish!

2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add the brown sugar and stir until melted. Let cool 5 minutes.

 

3. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Toast the pecans in a medium skillet over medium heat, 6-8 minutes.
 

4. Stir the eggs, one at a time, into the cooled butter-sugar mixture, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and stir until combined. Fold in the toffee and toasted pecans (the batter will be very thick!).

 

5. Spread the batter in the prepared dish. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. (Mine only took 35 minutes). Let cool 15 minutes, lift out of pan and cut into pieces.