Butter Pecan Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
1 1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1 c. butter or margarine, divided
1 (6 oz.) bag (1 1/2 c.) pecan pieces
1 c. Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Beat flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup butter for 2 to 3 minutes at medium speed of mixer until particles are fine.
Pat firmly into greased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Sprinkle with pecans and press lightly.
Heat remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and 2/3 cup butter until mixture boils.
Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; drizzle over pecans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes or until caramel layer is bubbly.
Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let stand 2 minutes; using knife lightly swirl melted chips into caramel.
Cool; cut into bars.
Makes 36 bars.