Margo's Maple Pecan Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups pecans
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spread pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast them 10 minutes, set aside.
• 3 combine 1st measurement of flour and sugar, stir in melted butter.
• 4 line a 9x13in baking pan with parchment paper, allowing about 2in to hang over each end.
• 5 press mixture evenly into bottom of pan.
• 6 bake 10 minutes.
• 7 whisk together brown sugar, maple syrup and eggs.
• 8 gently whisk in 2nd measurement of flour, salt and vanilla.
• 9 fold in most of pecans, reserving a few for the top.
• 10 pour mixture over shortcake base.
• 11 sprinkle reserved pecans on top.
• 12 bake 30 minutes.
• 13 cool 2 hours before removing and cutting.