Description
For those hard days where a sweet treat is all that can heal your soul.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (195g) flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup margarine, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup bourbon
- 1 cup toasted pecan pieces
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp margarine, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbsp bourbon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly grease a 13 by 9 inch pan.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the margarine, brown sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until the texture is fluffy and the color has lightened somewhat.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then beat on low-medium speed until well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour(s), baking powder, and salt. Add this dry mixture to the margarine mixture alternately with the bourbon, in three parts each.
- Using a spatula, stir in the pecan pieces, raisins, and chocolate chips.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- While the bars cool, prepare the frosting in a stand mixer. Combine the margarine and one cup of the powdered sugar, mixing on low-medium speed until well combined. Alternately add a tablespoon of bourbon and about a third of the remaining powdered sugar at a time, mixing after each addition (incorporating both ingredients gradually helps keep the frosting extra smooth). Add the vanilla.
- Once the bars have cooled, frost them directly in the pan using an offset spatula.
- Bars keep for up to four days in an airtight container at room temperature.