Pecan Pie Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, cut up
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13" x 9" pan.
• 3 crust:.
• 4 combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• 5 cut in 3/4 butter thoroughly with a pastry blender (or fork) until mixture resembles very fine crumbs.
• 6 press mixture evenly into a greased pan, using a piece of plastic wrap to press crumb mixture firmly in pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 17 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 filling:.
• 9 combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan.
• 10 bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently.
• 11 remove from heat.
• 12 stir one-fourth of hot mixture into beaten eggs (to temper eggs); add to remaining hot mixture.
• 13 stir in pecans and vanilla.
• 14 pour filling over baked crust.
• 15 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until set.
• 16 cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 17 cut into desired size bars.