Pecan Pie Bar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

SHORTBREAD BASE
3/4 cup butter
2 cups flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons cream (I use MILK)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pecans, chopped

Preparation

Shortbread base: mix above ingredients together until mixture is crumbly.
Pat crumbs into a lightly-greased 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15-20 minutes.
While this is baking, prepare filling.
Filling: melt butter over low heat in small saucepan.
Once melted, stir in remaining ingredients except for pecans.
Simmer over low heat for about a minute.
Remove from heat and stir in pecans.
Pour mixture over hot crust and spread evenly.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes until center is bubbly.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Cut into bars when cool.