Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Topping:

• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  

Directions:

Crust:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large mixer bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and butter, beat at medium speed 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Press into ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
4. Pat pecan halves evenly into unbaked crust.

Topping:

1. In small heavy saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Boil 1 minute stirring constantly; pour over crust.
2. Bake in center of oven for 18 to 22 minutes or until topping is bubbly and crust is a light golden brown. Remove from oven.
3. Sprinkle on chocolate chips, do not spread.
4. Cool on wire racks.
5. Cut into bars.