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Mother's Pecan Squares

By: Millin Moscoso 
"Like a slice of pecan pie in bar form, delicious."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -9x13 inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
  2. Cream the butter and 1 cup of the dark brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in 1 beaten egg then add the flour and until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
  3. Cover the batter with the remaining well-beaten egg. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the dark brown sugar over the surface then sprinkle with the chopped pecans and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes then cut into squares.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 218 | Total Fat: 11.5g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by PAM in OKLA   view full review
Tastes like a piece of pecan pie and so easy! I used pecan halves for a showier presentation....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2006 by SHOSH2008   view full review
My husband loves pecan pie and so i am always looking for pecan pie-like desserts. This one is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by Tulips*n*Truffles   view full review
Oh how I wish I'd have loved these. I ended up with a big sticky mess. The outside was hard as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2005 by RMILLE21   view full review
These squares turned out really well! There werent runny in the middle like some pecan pie...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2006 by XTENA   view full review
Can you spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R? I followed the recipe exactly, and was a bit worried when I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2011 by littlebluerobot   view full review
Drier than I would have liked, but still tasty. I found that my batter was much more like...

 

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