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Yield: 24 - 36 bars

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, cold
2 eggs
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 tsp maple syrup
2 cups pecans, chopped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Heat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt;
cut in butter until crumbly. stir in 1 beaten egg. Press
evenly in a 9×13″ pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium
bowl, beat milk, remaining egg and syrup; stir in pecans. Sprinkle
chocolate chips evenly over the prepared crust. Top with the nut
mixture. Bake for 25 minutes more or until lightly brown.
Cool. Cut into bars.
Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 vanilla beans
1 Egg
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, combine brown sugar,
sugar, butter and shortening; beat until light and fluffy. Split
vanilla beans. Scrape out seeds and add to mixture. Add egg;
blend well. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Stir
in chocolate chips and nuts. Spread in ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely.
Cut into bars.

Yield: 24 bars

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 tbsp corn syrup
1 vanilla bean
3 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixer bowl, beat 1 cup butter,
sugar and salt until fluffy. Add flour, mix well. With floured finger,
press evenly into greased 9 inch square pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or
until lightly browned. Cool slightly. In 2 quart glass measure, with
handle,in microwave oven, melt remaining 1/2 cup butter on high. for
1 minutes. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup.
Microwave on high for 6-8 minutes, stirring after each minute, or until
mixture turns a light caramel color. Split vanilla bean. Scrape out
seeds and stir into mixture. Spread over warm .
Drizzle with chocolate. Chill until firm. Cut into bars. Store
covered at room temperature.

Yield: About 18

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Brown sugar
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 Egg
1 Vanilla bean
1 1/2 cup Flour
3/4 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup Chopped pecans

Directions:
Beat brown sugar and butter until creamy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add egg.
Split vanilla bean; scrape out seeds and add to butter mixture.
Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and
nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 375F for 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes before removing
from sheets.

16
Mar

Chocolate Pecan Biscotti

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From: Nita

Yield: About 2-1/2 dozen .

1/2 c butter, room temperature
1 1/4 c sugar
2 eggs
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 c powdered cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 c chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar
until well blended. Add eggs; beat until smooth.
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend into butter
mixture, beating until smooth. (Dough will be thick.) Using wooden
spoon, work pecans into dough. Divide dough in half. With lightly
floured hands, shape each half into rectangular log about 2 inches
in diameter and 11 inches long; place on large ungreased cookie
sheet, at least 2 inches apart. Bake 30 minutes or until logs are set.
Remove from oven; cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes. Using serrated
knife and sawing motion, cut logs into 1/2-inch diagonal slices.
Arrange slices, cut sides down, close together
on cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 9 minutes. Turn each slice over; bake an
additional 8 to 9 minutes. Remove from oven; cool on cookie sheet
on wire rack. Drizzle glaze over entire cookie. Drizzle white glaze
over chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Glaze:

Yield: About 1 cup.

1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp shortening

In small microwave-safe bowl, add chocolate and shortening. Melt mixture until smooth when stirred.

White Chocolate Glaze:

Yield: About 1/4 cup.

1/4 c White chocolate chips
1 tsp Shortening

In small microwave-safe bowl, add white chocolate and shortening. Melt mixture until smooth when stirred.