Sonrisa's Butter Tart Squares

You’ll never have to fuss with pastry again! These are just as delicious and half the fuss!

Original recipe makes 1 9-inch square pan

Ingredients

Base:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
Topping:
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans

PREP

20 mins
COOK

35 mins
READY IN

1 hr 35 mins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Whisk 1 cup flour and white sugar together in a bowl; cut 1/2 cup cold butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Press flour mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch square cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove to cool slightly, leaving oven on.
Whisk eggs and 2 tablespoons melted butter together in a bowl; whisk in brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Stir raisins and pecans into egg mixture; pour over the base.
Bake in the preheated oven until top springs back when touched, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.