praline cookie bars
Anything with "Praline" in it has to be good, right? These are melt in your mouth, decadent cookie bars that is sure to be a hit anytime.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Yep, this is a good one! I love pralines and this one brought back some great memories when my husband would bring me back pralines from his business trips. Ah, memories.
prep time
45 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
24 bars (approximate)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, unsalted
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely ground
- TOPPING
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
- 1 cup coconut, shredded (optional)
How To Make praline cookie bars
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with foil, letting some hang over the edges.
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Step 2For the Crust: Cream 1 cup of butter and brown sugar together. Slowly stir in flour, salt and ground pecans until mixture is crumbly. Press into foil lined pan and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
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Step 3Topping: Make topping while crust is baking. Combine butter, brown sugar, honey and heavy cream in a saucepan. Dissolve ingredients on a medium heat, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer for 1 minute. Add pecans & coconut (0ptional) and remove from heat.
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Step 4Pour topping over crust as soon as it is removed from the oven. Spread it out evenly.
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Step 5Return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, until filling is set.
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Step 6Remove pan from oven and cool completely.
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Step 7Use the foil to lift cookie bars out of baking pan. Remove foil and cut into bars approximately 2" x 2"
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