Tasty Pecan Pie Bars a fun twist on a classic pie recipe made with pecans & a shortbread crust. Perfect Fall dessert that is easy to pick up and eat. Loaded with pecans and a sweet tasty filling
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
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Servings: 15
Ingredients
Crust
1 ¾CupAll Purpose Flour210g
¾CupButter
⅓CupGranulated Sugar66g
½CupPecansChopped
Filling
⅔CupBrown Sugar
6TablespoonAll Purpose Flour
1 ½CupDark Corn Syrup
4EggsLarge
1teaspoonVanilla Extract
½teaspoonSalt
1 ¾CupPecan Piecesrough chopped
Instructions
Crust
In a large mixing bowl combine All Purpose Flour, sugar and butter.
Use a hand mixer on low speed to combine ingredients. Ingredients will clump together but not hold a shape
Hand mix in chopped pecans and stir to combine
Spray 9x13 baking dish or line with parchment paper. Press crust crumbs into bottom of baking dish into an even layer.
TIP: Crumb mixture will hold together when pressed and will break apart into crumbs just as easy.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18-22 minutes or until edges turn a light golden.
Filling
In a large bowl combine Brown Sugar, Flour and Salt together. Add dark corn syrup eggs and vanilla extract and stir to combine
Add chopped pecans and stir
Pour mixture over hot baked crust and evenly distribute nuts throughout filling.
Bake at 350 degrees for 27-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of the bars comes out clean.
Allow bar cookies to fully cool before cutting or slicing.
Slice Pecan Pie Bars.
Notes
Pro Tips
Room Temperature Ingredients. Always use room temperature butter and egg. What does this mean? Well, I recommend taking butter out of the refrigerator for 1 hour. Butter should still be firm to the touch but you should be able to leave an indention.Baking Sheet. I use a silver baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased with a cooking spray.Baking Time. Do not over bake. The crust does not need to be golden.Weighing Ingredients. When baking do not add more or less of an ingredient than the recipe calls for. Use a kitchen scale to weigh and measure ingredients for the most consistent baking.Cut Bars. Chill Pecan Pie Bars in refrigerator overnight before cutting to get a nice clean edge cut. Chilled bars will slice easier than room temperature bars.
Storage and Freezing
Store cooled bar cookies covered with plastic wrap or in a sealed container for up to 1 week. Bar Cookies best if enjoyed within 2-3 days.Pecan Pie Bars can also be frozen for up to 3 months when properly sealed and stored. Wrap bars in plastic wrap and seal in a container or a ZipLoc Bag.Thaw frozen bars on counter before enjoying.
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.