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Turtle Bars

Turtle Bars

A shortbread crust complements the chocolate-pecan filling in a luscious, gooey cookie bar.

Servings: 128 servings (1 serving = 1 Bar)
Short Bread Dough
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Butter, softened
12 oz
1 1/2 cups
Brown sugar, packed
8 oz
1 cup
Eggs, large
14 oz
7 each
Gold Medal™ Devil's Food Cake Mix (11112)
5 lb
1 box
Chocolate Pecan Filling
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Butter
4 lb
8 cups
Brown sugar, packed
4 lb
8 cups
Granulated sugar
1 lb
2 cups
Heavy whipping cream
1 lb
2 cups
Light corn syrup
3 lb
4 cups
Chocolate chips
1 lb 8.00 oz
4 cups
Pecans
6 lb
24 cups
Dough
  1. Cream butter and brown sugar in mixer bowl with paddle attachment on medium speed approx. 2 minutes or until smooth.
  2. Add eggs and cake mix to bowl. Mix on low speed approx. 2 minutes or until incorporated.
  3. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle; mix on low speed for additional 1 minute.
  4. Deposit 3 lb 8 oz dough into each of 2 greased full sheet pans.
  5. Press dough evenly to cover bottom of each sheet pan; crust will be a thin layer.
  6. Bake as directed below and allow to cool.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
8-10 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
12-16 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 4 minutes of baking.
Filling
  1. Melt butter in a heavy gauge pot over medium heat.
  2. Add remaining ingredients, and heat to a rolling boil. Let boil 1 minute.
  3. Deposit 7 lb 7 oz filling on top of baked crust in each of the full sheet pans.
  4. Bake until filling starts to bubble across pan surface.
  5. Remove from oven carefully and allow to cool 1 hour before cutting.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
15-18 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
18-21 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 7 minutes of baking.
 
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Bar
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
310
% Daily Value
Total Fat
34g
53%
Saturated Fat
13g
66%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
46g
15%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
33g
Protein
4g
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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