(Courtesy of The Silver Palate Cookbook)

Crust:

2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 pound (2 sticks) sweet butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x12-inch baking pan. Sift sugar and flour together. Cut in butter, using two knives or a pastry blender, until fine crumbs form. Pat crust into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes; remove from oven.

Topping:

2/3 cup (approximately 11 tablespoons) melted sweet butter
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
3-1/2 cups shelled pecans, coarsely chopped

Mix melted butter, honey, cream and brown sugar together. Stir in pecans, coating them thoroughly. Spread over crust. Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes more. Cool completely before cutting into squares. Makes 36 squares.