Pecan Pie Bars

Recipe courtesy of zorahangels

• 2 cups flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• ¾ cup butter cutup
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• ½ cup butter
• 4 lg eggs lightly beaten
• 2 ½ cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 tsp vanilla

Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl, cut in ¾ butter thoroughly with pastry blender until crumbly. Press into greased 13 x 9 pan using plastic wrap to press crumb mixture into plan. Bake at 350 for 17-20 min until light brown.

Combine brown sugar, syrup and ½ cup butter in a saucepan, bring to boil over med. Heat stirring gently. Remove from heat. Stir ¼ of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Add to remaining hot mixture. Stir in pecans and vanilla.

Pour filling over crust. Bake at 350. Check at 30 min, but it may need to bake for 34-35 minutes until set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Yield 16 large bars.