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Charleston Chewies

Name: Charleston Chewies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter; 2 cups packed light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 cups self-rising flour; 1 cup chopped pecans; powdered sugar

Charleston Chewies are irresistible buttery bars loaded with crunchy pecans. They have a wonderful chewy texture.

Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Total40 min
Serves15
Rating5.0

Charleston Chewies are irresistible buttery bars loaded with crunchy pecans. They have a wonderful chewy texture.

Charleston Chewies piled on a plate and a bowl of pecans.

What Are Charleston Chewies?

Charleston Chewies are basically brown sugar blondies with lots of pecans. This particular recipe is also flavored with a little almond extract. My favorite extract! They have a fabulous chewy texture and are perfect for potlucks and picnics.

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What You’ll Need:

Salted Butter- you can use unsalted butter instead and add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Brown Sugar
Vanilla Extract
Almond Extract
Eggs
Self-Rising Flour- if you don’t have self-rising flour you can use 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt
Pecans
Powdered Sugar

Charleston Chewies on a plate and a bowl of pecans.

Storage

These bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 to 5 days.

Don’t Have Pecans?

Pecans are the most southern of nuts and I love their buttery flavor. You can substitute walnuts or macadamia nuts.

Recipe Tips

Dust with powdered sugar for a little extra sweetness.

Use parchment paper to line the baking dish and you will easily be able to lift the bars out of the baking dish and cut them perfectly.

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Steps

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
Melt butter over low heat in a medium saucepan.
3
Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar and both extracts.
4
Let cool some and then whisk in eggs.
5
Stir in flour and then pecans.
6
Transfer batter to prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes or until set in the middle.
7
Let cool completely.
8
Sift powdered sugar on top and cut into squares.