Pecan Cardamom Bar Cookies Recipe

This recipe for pecan cardamom bar cookies has pecan and cardamom flavor and relies on pantry ingredients, like three types of sugar and vanilla extract.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 122 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon cardamom
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup chopped pecans
• 1.5 tablespoons butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Step 2

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

Step 3

Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract. Combine flour, cardamom, and salt in a bowl; stir into butter mixture until it forms a soft dough. Spread dough evenly into the prepared pan. Brush with egg white; sprinkle pecans over top.

Step 4

Meanwhile, melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over low heat until it starts to brown. Off heat, stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Drizzle frosting onto warm bars; cool, then cut into bars.