BROWN
SUGAR NUT BARS
(Yield: 2 dozen)
1 cup shortening
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1½ cups self-rising flour
2 cups chopped pecans
Confectioners’ sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with
non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening, butter, and brown sugar
until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. Stir in flour and pecans until well blended.
Spoon into prepared baking pan; smooth the top.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan
on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into squares.
 
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