Chocolate Chunk Pecan Bars
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Makes 12 to 24 bars
INGREDIENTS
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1½ sticks unsalted butter
  • 21⁄3 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 dark chocolate baking chunks semisweet, plus 1/₃ cup for garnish
  • 1¼ cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped and lightly toasted
DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. Using an electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Add te eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and reduce the speed to low . Mix in the flour mixture until well combined. Turn the mixer off and fold in 2 cups chocolate chips and the pecans.
  4. Add batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  5. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the 1⁄3 cup chocolate chunks, stirring constantly, until smooth. If consistency seems too dry, add about 2 tablespoons heavy cream. Drizzle melted chocolate over the blondies. Cut into bars.
Recipe by Flavor and Friends at http://flavorandfriends.com/chocolate-chunk-pecan-bars/