Pecan Squares

These are a family favorite from the Silver Palate Cookbook. They can be served warm with ice-cream or on a cookie platter.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2  cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 lb sweet butter, softened

• Topping

• 2⁄3 cup  melted sweet butter (about 11 tablespoons)
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 3  tablespoons heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 3 1⁄2 cups  shelled pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions

1. Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9 x 12 inch baking pan.
2. Sift sugar and flour together.Cut in butter, using two knives or a pastry blender, until fine crumbs form. Pat crust into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes; remove from oven.
3. Topping: Mix melted butter, honey, cream and brown sugar together. Stir in pecans, coating them thoroughly. Spread over crust.
4. Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes more. Cool completely before cutting into squares.