Pecan Bars

from Our Best Bites Cookbook

I ran across this cookbook at the library while I was browsing the non-fiction section (cause I'm cool like that).  I've tried a few recipes from Our Best Bites blog and liked them, so I thought I'd see if the cookbook has all the same recipes.  This is the first recipe I tried, and it's not on their blog.  The original recipe called for 6 TB butter, and 6 TB shortening, but I changed it because I didn't want to measure out 6 TB shortening.  (I'm lazy and 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cups shortening sounds much easier to me).  That is the only change I made.  These are good, but really rich.

Crust:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cups shortening
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups flour

Filling:
2 TB flour
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 TB butter, melted
3 TB orange juice
1 tsp lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream butter, shortening, and powdered sugar.  Add 1 1/2 cups flour and mix until combined.  Press evenly in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.  Bake for 13-14 minutes.
3. Mix the filling ingredients together, and spread over the hot crust.  Return pan to oven and bake 20 minutes more.
4. Remove from oven.  While still warm, spread with glaze.  Cool completely and cut into bars.