Pecan Bars

6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup powdered
sugar
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
3 Tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, shortening, and powdered sugar.  Add1 1/2 cups flour and mix until combined.  Press evenly in the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan.  Bake for 13-14 minutes.

Mix remaining flour and the rest of the ingredients (except for the glaze ingredients) and spread over the hot crust.  Return pan to oven and bake 20 minutes more. Remove from oven.  While still warm, spread with glaze.  Cool completely and cut into bars.

recipe from Our Best Bites cookbook