Chocolate Pecan Bars (Makes 24 To 36 Bars)

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 s unsifted flour
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1/3 unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup cold margarine or butter
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cups chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. (325° for glass dish). In large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cocoa; cut in margarine until crumbly. Press firmly on bottom of 13×9 – inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla; mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread evenly over crust. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars. Store covered in refrigerator.
Texas Pecan Growers Association