Hungarian Pecan Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon southern comfort
• 4 cups pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 sift flour salt and sugar together.
• 2 mix in the butter, then southern comfort and egg yolks.
• 3 pat into a greased 15x10x1 inch pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 4 while baking make the topping by combining sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and egg whites in a heavy saucepan.
• 5 cook over low heat stirring often until sugars dissolve.
• 6 increase heat and continue to cook until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• 7 spread topping on baked mixture and bake 15 minutes longer.
• 8 cool slighty and cut into bars.
• 9 if you like they can be dusted with confectioners sugar.