*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              Lethal Layers

Recipe By     : "Dying for Chocolate" by Diane Mott Davidson
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bars & Brownies                  Chocolate
                Desserts                         Diane Mott Davidson

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           unsalted butter
     1/2  cup           dark brown sugar
   1      cup           all-purpose flour
   1      cup           pecan halves
   2                    eggs
   1      cup           firmly packed brown sugar -- (dark)
   1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      baking powder
                        additional all-purpose flour
   1      cup           chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 .  In food processor, combine first 3 ingredients with
metal blade until crumbly.  This can also be done with 2 knives or a pastry
cutter.  Pat this crust into a buttered 9x13-inch pan.  Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool.
When crust is cool, spread pecans evenly over surface.  Beat eggs with brown
sugar until thick.  Add vanilla.  Put salt and baking powder in bottom of
1/4-cup measure; fill rest of measure with flour.  Stir into egg mixture.
Pour over crust.  Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over mixture.  Bake at
375  for 20 minutes or until center is baked.  Cool, then cut into 32
pieces.
Makes 32 bars.

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