Gourmet traveled to Atlanta and fell in love with Cloudt’s grocery store, where a piano player made soft music while diners selected their meals as they wandered between the fruit and vegetable aisles. The editors were particularly enamored of these rich and nutty pecan squares.
This is just one of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008. Although we’ve retested the recipes, in the interest of authenticity we’ve left them unchanged: The instructions below are still exactly as they were originally printed.
In a bowl cream together 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon salt until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoons lightly beaten egg. Add 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour and stir the mixture until it is just blended. Press the mixture evenly into a 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan, bake it in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is golden, and let it cool in the pan on a rack.
In a large heavy saucepan combine 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, 1/2 cup honey, and 1/4 cup half-and-half and bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring. Stir in 14 ounces (about 3 3/4 cups) pecans, chopped, and let the mixture cool. Spread the pecan mixture evenly over the shortbread base and bake the dessert in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 minutes, or until the top is bubbly. Let the dessert cool in the pan on a rack and cut it into pieces about 2 inches square. Makes about 35 pieces.
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