Pecan Turtle Cookie Bars

Name: Pecan Turtle Cookie Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup (170 g) packed brown sugar; 1¾ cups (210 g) all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; 14-ounce (397 g) can full-fat sweetened condensed milk; 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter; 1¾ cups (190 g) chopped pecans, divided; 2 (4 ounces, or 113 g, each) bars milk or semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 2 (4 ounces, or 113 g, each) bars milk or semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; coarse sea salt, for topping (optional)

Preparation info

Yield:
24
bars

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Sally's Cookie Addiction

By Sally McKenney

Published 2017

About

Between the buttery shortbread crust, caramel-like pecan filling, and chocolate topping, it’s hard to choose a favorite part of these three-layer cookie bars. If you like turtles—meaning, the candy—then you’ll flip for these!

Ingredients

Crust

¾ cup (1½ sticks, or 180 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9 × 13-inch (23 × 33 cm) baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang around the sides to easily lift out the contents. (I encourage using parchment for this recipe so that you can easily remove the confection as