Oatmeal Pecan Bars
Enjoy these thick buttery Oatmeal Pecan Bars at any season. An oat cookie bar filled with chopped pecans with a caramelized flavour. Serve them just as they are with a cup of coffee for a great afternoon treat.
Servings: 45 cookie bars
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups oats
- 2 cups pecans roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Grease and line with parchment paper a large baking tray, 9 x 13 inches
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix on high speed for about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each additions. Whisk in vanilla
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add the flour and the oats to the batter and stir until just combined, about a minute. Fold in the chopped pecans.
- Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and lay tray on a cooling rack and leave them to cool completely.
- Cut into squares and store in an airtight container. Will keep up to 3 days. Freeze up to two months.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
- You can add extra pecans over the cookie dough once you have pressed it into the pan.
- These bars are not chewy, but more oat like with the texture of a scone almost.
- These freeze really well. Just make sure you let them cool completely before freezing. Also, use an airtight container so they don't get freezer burn.
Nutrition Facts
Oatmeal Pecan Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 75mg3%
Potassium 51mg1%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 141IU3%
Vitamin C 0.05mg0%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.