Recipe: Chocolate Chip-Pecan Bars (using cake mix)

CHOCOLATE CHIP-PECAN BARS

1 (2-layer-size) package Betty Crocker SuperMoist French vanilla cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups pecan halves
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix cake mix (dry) and 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl, busing pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until crumbly. Press firmly in bottom of ungreased rectangular pan, 13 9 2-inches.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven.

Sprinkle pecan halves evenly over baked layer; set aside.

Heat 2/3 cup butter and the brown sugar to boiling in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally; boil and stir 1 minute. Spoon mixture evenly over pecans.

Return to oven and bake about 20 minutes or until bubbly and light brown.

Sprinkle chocolate chips over warm bars; cool. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Makes 32 bars
Source: Betty Crocker