🥧 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick or 4 oz butter, cold and small chunks
• 3 tablespoons water

🥧 Directions

• Mix together flour, salt, and sugar.
• Work in butter until no more butter pieces are whole and it starts to look coarse.
• Add water and form a dough. Do not over mix.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill until ready for use.
• Roll out and place in a pie dish.

• Whisk butter, sugar, flour, and eggs until smooth.
• Add in vanilla, chocolate, and pecans.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until set.

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• Christmas Day | Sunday, Dec. 25 | All day | Locations vary | Free | Happy holidays from all of us at LEXtoday.

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• Mayor Gorton has suggested that, if possible, citizens stay off the roads this weekend. “The rain will make it difficult to pre-treat the roads and the rock salt we use to treat the roads loses its effectiveness when temperatures drop to the levels that are forecast,” she said. ❄️
• Additionally, the city has created a winter weather resource page with tips and tricks on how to prepare for this weekend’s extreme cold. (City of Lexington)

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