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German Pecan Bar Recipe – Oma's Nussecken
This super easy pecan bar recipe comes from my German cousin. It's such a quick and easy cookie recipe, that tastes so close to the traditional Nussecken.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 24 graham crackers
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (120 g) pecans, chopped
- 2 cups (340 g) bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 pecan halves (or other nuts)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a rimmed 10x17-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Place the graham crackers on the baking sheet in a single layer.
- 3
Carefully bring butter and sugar to boil. Gently simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- 4
Add chopped pecans to the butter mixture and spread over crackers.
- 5
Bake about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to start cooling.
- 6
Cut into 24 bars while warm.
- 7
Melt chocolate chips in the microwave and spread over the bars. Top each one with one of the pecan halves or other nuts.