Crunchy Pecan Bars
Try pecan bars if you're tired of the same old cookie shape. This delightful recipe has just the right amount of sugary crunch.
Notes
Makes about 72 cookies.
Cooking Time1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cup sliced pecans
- sugar, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
- Butter a 15" x 10" jelly-roll pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. In a medium-size bowl, mix flour and cinnamon. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture, using hands to mix stiff dough, if necessary.
- Spread evenly in buttered jelly-roll pan. In a small bowl, beat egg white just until well mixed; spread over dough. Sprinkle pecans evenly over top, then sprinkie lightly with sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven about 1 hour or until set. Cut in 2" x 1" bars or diamond shapes while still very warm.
- Remove cookies from baking sheet to wire racks and cool. Cookies become crisp as they cool.