Chocolate Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Pecan Bars

Ingredients:

* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup Cocoa
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks)cold butter or margarine
* 2 eggs
* 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
* 1-1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
* 2 cups pecan halves or pieces

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt in large bowl; cut in butter until
crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg. Press mixture evenly on bottom of 13x9x2-inch
baking pan. Bake 25 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, beat sweetened condensed milk, remaining 1 egg and maple
flavoring in medium bowl; stir in pecan halves. Pour over prepared crust,
distributing pecan halves evenly. Return to oven. Bake 25 minutes or until
golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly
covered at room temperature. 24 to 36 bars.