Original recipe: Pecan Pie Bars Recipe – Preppy Kitchen

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour (300g)
• ¾ cup granulated sugar (150g)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons of butter (170 g), browned

Filling

• 4 large eggs
• 1½ cups dark or light corn syrup (360mL)
• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar (140g)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (40g)
• 2 cups pecans roughly chopped (240g)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray then line it with parchment paper or foil.
• Brown the butter for your crust.
• In a large bowl, whisk to combine the flour, sugar and salt. Drizzle in the browned butter and stir together with a fork. Use clean hands to mix and knead the dough together (it will be crumbly) then place it in the prepared baking dish. Press it into a thin, even layer.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the edges turn lightly golden.
• While the shortbread crust bakes, in a large bowl, whisk to combine the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Sift in the ⅓ cup flour and whisk to combine. Add the chopped pecans and mix once more.
• When the crust comes out of the oven, pour the pecan pie topping over it and smooth out any piles of pecans. Return it to the oven for about 30 minutes or until the topping is puffed and dry.
• Allow to cool completely and then chill slightly before cutting, in order to get nice clean pieces.

NOTES

This is it. The best of the best. Move over pecan pie, this is the one thing that my kids have decided they must have every Thanksgiving and Christmas. The rich shortbread crust and the luscious filling are absolutely to die for!

Please check out the original recipe linked above. For a step-by-step walk through, check out the embedded video below.

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