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Fudgey Chocolate Pecan Bars

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
50 Min.
Prep:
20 Min.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Yields:
24 bars

Here’s pie you can eat without a fork! These fudgey bars are all the best parts of pecan pie, made even more fun. And rich HERSHEY’S Cocoa takes them to another level. Crunchy, chewy and simply indulgent, this recipe is perfect for care packages or bake sales.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
50 minutes
Cool Time
3 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 cup
    all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup
    sugar
  • 1/2 cup
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 cup
    butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), cold
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (14 oz)
  • 1-1/2 tsps
    maple flavoring
  • 2 cups
    pecan halves or pieces
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Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven oven
mixing bowl mixing bowl
pastry cutter pastry cutter
13x9x2-inch baking pan 13x9x2-inch baking pan
bowl bowl
mixer mixer
measuring cups measuring cups
wire rack wire rack
1

Heat oven to 350°F.

2

Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt in large bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg. Press mixture evenly on bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake 25 minutes.

3

Meanwhile, beat sweetened condensed milk, remaining 1 egg and maple flavoring in medium bowl; stir in pecan halves. Pour over prepared crust, distributing pecan halves evenly. Return to oven. Bake 25 minutes or until golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

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