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Bailey's Irish Cream Bars



Preheat oven to 350° and Butter a 9x13 pan.






What you need:
  • 1 1/2 c Flour
  • 3/4 ts Baking powder
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 2/3 c Butter, softened
  • 3/4 c Brown sugar, packed
  • 1 1/2 ts Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 c Bailey's Irish Cream
  • 1 c Pecans, chopped and toasted
  • 1/2 c White chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c Chocolate chips, semisweet
Frosting:
  • 3 1/2 c Powdered sugar
  • 6 tb Butter, softened
  • 1 ts Vanilla
  • 1/3 c Bailey's Irish Cream (more or less as needed)
  • Pecan halves (for garnish)

Bars:
  1. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  2. Beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat well.
  3. Alternately stir in flour mixture and Bailey's until well blended. Stir in nuts, white chips and chocolate chips. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
  4. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Frosting:

  1. Beat sugar, vanilla, butter and 3 tb Bailey's until smooth. Add enough Bailey's to make smooth, creamy frosting.
  2. Spread over cooled cookies in pan. Let set before cutting into 24 squares. Top each square with a pecan half.
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