Maple Pecan Chocolate Squares

Name: Maple Pecan Chocolate Squares
Yield: Makes one 8-inch (20 cm) square pan | Cuts into 25 or 36 squares
Ingredients: ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon; ½ cup (125 mL) icing sugar, sifted; 1 tsp (5 mL) white vinegar or lemon juice; ½ cup (125 mL) cool unsalted butter; ½ cup (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch; ½ cup (125 mL) pure maple syrup; 1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips; 2 eggs; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 1¼ cups (310 mL) all-purpose flour; 2 cups (500 mL) pecan halves; ½ tsp (2 mL) baking powder; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, melted

Preparation info

Makes
one 8 inch

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

These squares are very much like butter tart squares, but the addition of chocolate makes them easy to slice and store.

Ingredients

Base

1¼ cups (310 mL) all-purpose flour
½ cup (125

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line an 8-inch (20 cm) s