Maple-walnut Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 4 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 34 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pats
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup packedlight brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 directions for bottom layer:
• 2 put the flour, brown sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and process to combine.
• 3 add the butter and process until mixture begins to clump, scraping down the bowl several times.
• 4 with moistened fingers, pat the dough evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan.
• 5 bake for 12 minutes, until dry-looking and firm to the touch.
• 6 cool on a wire rack.
• 7 directions for topping:.
• 8 put the eggs, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla in the food processor bowl (no need to clean it) and process until well blended.
• 9 add the walnuts and pulse several times to combine and to chop the walnuts.
• 10 pour the topping over the cooled dough in the pan.
• 11 bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the topping is set, crisp, andbrown.
• 12 let the pan cool completely on a wire rack.
• 13 cut into 24 bars.