COFFEE-PECAN TRIANGLES

Active Time: 10 MinutesTotal Time: 40 MinutesYield: Makes about 48 triangles
These rich, creamy bars are a snap to make. Follow the related technique for Making Bar Cookies with a Crust, to cut them into neat triangles.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
For Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
For Filling:
2 eggs
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons half and half or light cream
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS
FOR CRUST: In a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour, powdered sugar, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine till crumbly. Press mixture evenly into the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 10 minutes.
FOR FILLING: In another mixing bowl beat eggs slightly. Stir in the brown sugar, pecans, honey, and melted butter or margarine. Stir together the half-and-half or light cream, coffee crystals, and vanilla till coffee crystals dissolve. Stir into pecan mixture. Spread mixture evenly over hot crust.
Bake in the 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes more, or till set. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into squares, then halve squares diagonally to make triangles.