Pecan Pie Bars

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Pecan Pie Bars
(from the Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook - these are awesome!!)

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In Batter Bowl, combine flour and 1/3 cup brown
sugar; cut in 3/4 cup butter with Pastry Blender until crumbly. Press
mixture evenly into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan (note: if using a baking
stone, you don't need to grease it). Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.

Combine 1 cup brown sugar and next 5 ingredients in Batter Bowl; stirring
well. Stir in pecans. Pour filling over prepared crust. Bake for 35 minutes
or until set. Cool in pan on Stackable Cooling Rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2
1/2 dozen

[Julia Kimber]

Mmmmm! Yummy!

Julia