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Chocolate Pecan Shortbread




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 12-ounce package (1 3/4 cups) M&M's Semi-sweet Chocolate Baking Bits, divided
1 to 2 tablespoons milk


Recipe



Preheat oven to 375F (350F for glass pan).

Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; blend in vanilla. Add flour and mix only until blended; DOUGH WILL BE STIFF (ahem. they DID say the dough). Stir in pecans and 1 cup M&M's. Press dough into 13 x 9-inch pan. Sprinkle top with 1/3 cup M&M's; press lightly into dough. Bake 18 - 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely. Drizzle with CHOCOLATE GLAZE (recipe follows). Cut into bars. Makes 24 bars.


Chocolate Glaze
Place remaining M&M's in a microwave-proof container; add 1 tablespoon milk. Heat 1 minute on HIGH; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth; add additional milk to reach desired consistency. Pour mixture into a zipper type plastic sandwich bag; close bag tightly, removing all air. Snip a tiny piece off one corner of the bag (not more than 1/8-inch). Holding top of bag tightly, drizzle glaze on shortbread in desired pattern.