Southern Pecan Bars

Rich, gooey pecan pie bars have pecans baked into the crust and a layer of crunchy pecans on top.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 295 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• ¾ cup dark corn syrup
• ⅓ cup margarine
• ¼ cup finely chopped pecans
• ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Sift 1 1/2 cup flour with baking powder in a bowl. Cream margarine with 1/2 cup brown sugar in a separate large bowl, beating mixture until smooth. Stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture and stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans. Press the crust into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Bake crust in the preheated oven until hot, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Whisk eggs until foamy in a bowl; stir in dark corn syrup, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, salt, and vanilla extract. Whisk until the mixture is smoothly combined; pour over prebaked crust. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup pecans and return to oven.

Step 5

Return to oven and bake until the topping is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan before cutting into bars.