Pecan Pie Bar Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • For the crust:
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup gluten free all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup beet sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter, diced
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • For the filling:
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup beet sugar
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon gluten free all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 8x8 baking dish with foil coated in cooking spray.
  2. Using a food processor add almond flour, gluten free baking flour, beet sugar, vanilla and diced cold butter. Process until crumbly. Add 1 tablespoon of water and process until dough comes together. Quickly transfer dough to a prepared baking dish. press dough down until it is evenly spread in the pan. Bake crust for 17-18 minutes.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine egg, butter, beet sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and chopped pecans. Pour over crust and bake for 15 more minutes. Let cool for at least an hour before cutting into bars. Store leftovers in the fridge.
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/pecan-pie-cookie-bars/