Orange Slice Cookies/Bars

• 1 pound brown sugar
• 2/3 cup melted butter
• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 pound orange candy slices

Cut orange slices into small pieces. Pour melted butter over brown sugar and beat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Add dry ingredients a little at a time. Add vanilla, pecans and chopped orange slices.

Spread in a [greased and floured] 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 30 to 40 minutes. Cool and cut into squares. Remove from pan.

• Yields: depends on the size of the squares that you cut
• Preparation Time: 1 hour