Cookie Brittle

Ingredients

• 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chunks

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Add the butter and sugar to large bowl and, with the electric beaters, blend the two.

3. 3

   Blend in salt and vanilla and then slowly blend in the flour.

4. 4

   Blend in the nuts and chocolate.

5. 5

   Press dough into rimmed baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

6. 6

   Place sheet on center rack of oven and bake 15-20 minutes, or until evenly browned.

7. 7

   You may turn tray halfway through.

8. 8

   Remove sheet and let cool to room temperature.

9. 9

   At this point brittle can be broken into chunks.