Wow, this has been a week. In addition to a number of other things going on, this has been one of our busiest weeks of the year at work preparing to kick off our annual leadership institute tomorrow. I absolutely love this event, and the wonderful people and energy and inspiration it brings, but whew – it definitely puts our staff on overdrive!

So during some extra hours or preparation last night, I decided I needed to bake something sweet and simple for a little extra motivation! So I pulled out this recipe I’d bookmarked from Hershey’s that (I admit) looked so yummy in the picture. And even better — called for ingredients that I almost always have in the pantry!

While it’s probably not going to go in my super-healthy file, it definitely proved to be super-delicious!! I don’t know how you can go wrong with toasted pecans mixed with the sweet toffee and chocolate. But just to be sure, I did bring a plate of these in for my coworkers to taste-test today, and they happily agreed. :) Also, (especially with the help of my food processor) I’m happy to report these were a breeze to prepare. Will definitely be revisiting this recipe again…

Ali’s Tip:

My favorite method for making crusts (especially the cutting-in-cold-butter step) is to use a food processor! It magically takes your ingredients to the “fine crumbs” stage with just the push of a button. I happen to have a tiny food processor, so often have to divide things into two batches, but it still saves time and I think mixes much better than I could by hand. :)