Brown Sugar Brickle Bars

Ingredients

• 10 ounce almond brickle chips (see Note)
• 2.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 cup butter 
• 3 large eggs 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 16 ounce brown sugar light
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Cook brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until butter melts and mixture is smooth.
2. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture, stirring well. Stir in brickle chips, pecans, and vanilla.
5. Pour batter into a greased 13" x 9" pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 30 to 32 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
7. Cut into bars.
8. Note: Find almond brickle chips next to chocolate morsels on the baking aisle.