Pecan Chocolate Chip Bars

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 11 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled (you will also need a little additional unmelted to butter the pan)
• 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toasted and coarsely chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10 x 15 inch pan. Adjust oven rack to the lower third of the oven. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.
4. Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
5. Add flour and mix until combined.
6. Stir in chocolate chips and then the nuts.
7. Spread the batter evenly into the pan. This could be a little challenging as the batter is quite sticky and very stiff. I found an offset spatula worked like a charm.
8. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a deep golden brown color. Serve warm with milk, or it is said that they taste even better if you let them sit for 24 hours before eating. Let me know how that method works for you as I have yet to have the willpower to try that one.