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      Title: Bourbon and Maple Bars
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 24 Bars
 
           Batter:
      1 c  Unbleached all-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 c  Unsalted butter; softened
      1 c  Light brown sugar; packed
      2 lg Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Maple syrup
      2 tb Bourbon
      1 c  Pecans or walnuts; chopped
           Glaze:
      1 c  Confectioners' sugar
      2 tb Maple sugar
      2 tb Bourbon
 
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 13x9" baking pan.

  To make the Batter:

  Sift together the flour and baking powder; set aside. In a large
  bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until
  light. Gradually beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended.
  Combine the maple syrup and bourbon; add in a slow, steady stream,
  beating gently until blended.

  Stir in the flour mixture until blended. Add the pecans or walnuts;
  stir to blend.

  Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes, or
  until the edges begin to pull away from   the sides of the pan.
  Cool on a wire rack, and glaze   the bars while still warm.
  
  To make the Glaze:

  Sift the confectioners' sugar into a small bowl. In a separate
  bowl, stir together the maple syrup and bourbon. Add the liquids to
  the confectioners' sugar, stirring until smooth. Drizzle the glaze
  over the warm bar cookies, spreading it into a thin, even layer.
  Cool thoroughly before cutting into bars

  Bar Cookies A to Z by Marie Simmons
  features the photography of Susan Marie Anderson
  published by Chapters Publishing, Ltd, Shelburne, VT, 05482
 
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