Pecan Pie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. margarine
5 eggs
1 c. dark corn syrup
3/4 c. granulated sugar
dash of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. broken pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
Cut in butter and margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Press crumb mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
While crust is baking, combine eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, salt and vanilla; blend well.
Stir in pecans. Pour filling over hot crust.
Reduce oven temperature to 275\u00b0. Bake about 50 minutes or until center is set.
Cool in pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.
Makes 16 bars.