Molasses Spice Bars

• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon bourbon
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Powdered sugar

1. Combine egg yolks, egg, and 3/4 cup sugar in a medium mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and spices in a small mixing bowl; stir well. Gradually add to egg mixture alternately with molasses; beat well.
3. Cook chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring constantly, until mixture melts. Add to batter, mixing well. Stir in bourbon and pecans.
4. Spoon batter into a well greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 325u0b0 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over cake, and cut into 3- x 1-inch bars.

egg yolks, egg, sugar, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground cloves, dark molasses, chocolate, butter, bourbon, pecans, powdered sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/molasses-spice-bars (may not work)