Pecan Shortbread Bars
Fast and simple Pecan Shortbread Bars are rich and buttery with caramel flavor from the brown sugar in the recipe. Great addition to your holiday cookie platter!
Happy Halloween!! I hope by the time you read this your little zombies and princesses are resting quietly, and everyone had a great time trick or treating!
Friends, this year I did not make one cute Halloween treat or cocktail to share. I had a couple of recipes in mind, but that’s where they stayed, right in Sandra’s great ideas & I gotta try this file. By the way, there is no such semblance of an organized paper filing system. My catalog is my brain packed with all types of scattered lists and to do reminders!
Instead of making an orange, black, green or gushy blood-like food item, I made these Pecan Shortbread bars! Even if these didn’t get added to your Halloween must try list, these bars will be awesome to make in the coming weeks as we head towards more holiday cheer.
I appreciate quick and easy bar recipes, especially as I ramp up my baking quota and pack goodies up to share. These bars have warm undertones of caramel flavor from the brown sugar that you’ll love. I cut them in different sizes; bite size and some rectangular pieces and found that they freeze beautifully too!
Pecan Shortbread Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup all- purpose flour
- 1 stick 8 tablespoons butter, unsalted and softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Mix together the flour, butter, brown sugar and pecan until the dough comes together (best to use your hands).
- Pat the dough into an ungreased 9-inch square pan. Every 1 1/2 – 2 inches pierce the top with a fork.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until the shortbread has browned lightly. Cut while still warm.
Nutrition
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This is a very warm and cozy shortbread bars recipe. I will take this to snack on while at work. Definitely will make work more bearable. 🙂
I’m with you, a sweet treat will make anyone smile and all your coworkers envious 😉
I love pecans so much! This is definitely on my “must make” list!
You’ll love this shortbread recipe, Ellen! The pecans are rich and flavorful 🙂
I absolutely love that mug! I’m sure the shortbread bites taste amazing. Looks like a nice fall treat!
Thanks, Heather! I couldn’t resist picking up the mug. Teal is one of my favorite colors.
These sound really good. a nice healthy snack I bet my kids would enjoy!
This recipe uses simple ingredients and has been approved by my big kid 😉
These bars look addictive, I love pecans and shortbread so together? I am in 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Aren’t pecans so tasty?! One of my favorite nuts to bake with!
Wow that is so cool, thought it’s going to be a treat with many ingredients, but that is very simple and tasty, thanks!
Hi Michal! These Pecan Shortbread Bars are easy-peasy and tasty too 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!
These look delicious, and that mug cozy is awesome!
Thanks, Jessi! These shortbread bars are addictive in the most delicious way possible.
What a brilliant idea! I love pecan but I haven’t made any desserts with pecan lately, thanks for the reminder Sandra. It’s about time I try my hand on something new, as your delicious recipe
This bar recipe comes together in no time. A tasty treat for anytime.
4 little ingredients but so delicious. Your knitted mug sweater is too cute…
Simple. The best kind of baking 🙂 Thanks, Bam!