Make the shortbread crust: Preheat oven to 350° F. In a food processor, combine the butter with the flour, sugar, ground espresso and salt; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Press the crumbs into a 9-by ...

In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolk, then vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, pecans, and salt until just combined. With floured fingertips ...

Granola bars. Maple pecan bars. Shortbread. Lemon bars. They’re the stuff of picnics, potlucks, snacks and back-to-school lunches. Dessert doesn’t get much easier. Whip up a pan, and then cut them to ...

Instructions for crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan with nonstick foil, extending the foil beyond the edges of the pan. In a medium bowl, with ...