Kentucky Bourbon Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Flour
3/4 teaspoon Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
2/3 cup Butter -- softened
3/4 cup Brown sugar -- packed
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 Eggs
1/3 cup Bourbon
1 cup Pecans, chopped -- toasted
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Chocolate chips -- semisweet
TIPSY FROSTING:
3 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
6 tablespoons Butter -- softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla
5 tablespoons Bourbon (or half heavy cream
24 Pecan halves (garnish)
Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9x13 pan.
BARS:
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, beat well. Alternately stir in flour mixture and bourbon
until well blended.
Stir in nuts, raisins and chocolate chips.
Spread evenly in prepared pan.
Bake 20-25 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
FROSTING:
Beat sugar, vanilla, butter and 3 TB bourbon until smooth.
Add enough add'l bourbon to make smooth, creamy frosting.
Spread over cooled cookies in pan. Let set before cutting into 24
squares.
Top each square with a pecan half.
Store, covered at room temp for 5 days.
B-man
