Grandma's Chew Bread

Grandma's chew bread recipe is a 6-ingredient Southern-style bar cookie made with brown sugar and crunchy pecans and easy enough for a beginner baker.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 205 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 eggs
• 1 pound brown sugar
• nonstick cooking spray
• 0.5 teaspoon salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, then cut into 36 squares.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ). Coat a 15x10x1-inch jellyroll pan with nonstick spray.

Step 3

Combine brown sugar and eggs in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Off heat, stir in flour, pecans, vanilla, and salt until well combined; transfer mixture to the prepared pan.