Name: Pecan Cardamom Bar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; Egg, separated - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Cardamom - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ¾ teaspoon; Chopped pecans - ⅓ cup; Butter - 1 ½ tablespoons; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Milk, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Pecan Cardamom Bar Cookies

1. Butter, softened - 1 cup

2. White sugar - ½ cup

3. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

4. Egg, separated - 1

5. Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon

6. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

7. Cardamom - 1 tablespoon

8. Salt - ¾ teaspoon

9. Chopped pecans - ⅓ cup

10. Butter - 1 ½ tablespoons

11. Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup

12. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

13. Milk, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Pecan Cardamom Bar Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, cream together 1cup of butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of vanilla. Combine the flour, cardamom and salt; stir into the batter until it forms a soft dough. Spread evenly in the prepared pan. Brush the top with egg white and sprinkle pecans over the top.

3. Stage

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Prepare the frosting while the cookies bake.

4. Stage

Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over low heat until it starts to brown. Remove from the heat and stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Drizzle frosting onto the bars when warm. Cool, then cut into bars.