Caramel-Pecan Bars

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.7 cup butter 
• 0.8 cup butter cubed
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup honey 
• 3.5 cups pecans coarsely chopped
• 0.7 cup powdered sugar 
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream 

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack
• aluminum foil
• cutting board

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9-inch pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides. Lightly grease foil.
3. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
4. Pulse flour, powdered sugar, and 3/4 cup butter in a food processor 5 to 6 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture on bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of prepared pan.
5. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 15 minutes).
6. Bring brown sugar and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a 3-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in toasted pecans, and spoon hot filling into prepared crust.
7. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Lift baked bars from pan, using foil sides as handles.
8. Transfer to a cutting board; cut into bars.