Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Line bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 1 stick room-temp butter, brown sugar, flour,and salt until coarse crumbs form.
Pour mixture into prepared pan; press firmly into bottom.
Bake until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.
Let cool, 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in same large bowl, mix eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, and 2 TBS melted butter until well combined.
Add chocolate chips and pecans; spread over crust.
Bake until set, 25-30 minutes.
Cool completely in pan before lifting out (use foil to lift).
Cut into 32 bars.