Turtle Squares

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups pecans, chopped
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 spray a 13 x 9 baking pan evenly with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 beat 1 cup brown sugar with 1/2 cup melted butter with an electric mixer on medium for 2-3 minutes.
• 4 add the flour mixture and mix until smooth.
• 5 press the flour mixture evenly and firmly into the prepared baking pan.
• 6 sprinkle the pecans evenly oven the flour mixture in the pan.
• 7 mix the 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat.
• 8 stir constantly while boiling for about 1 minute.
• 9 spread the boiling mixture evenly over the pecans.
• 10 bake for about 20 minutes.
• 11 cool.
• 12 melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring ever 30 seconds or so until almost smooth (you can do this in a double boiler on the stove if you prefer).
• 13 remove the chocolate chips, stir thoroughly to smooth and spread evenly over the top of the squares.
• 14 chill for 15 minutes until the chocolate sets and then remove from fridge.
• 15 when squares have returned to room temperature (so chocolate won't crack) cut into 36 squares.