Classic Pecan Pie Bars

Ingredients

CRUST

1 ³/₄ cups all-purpose flour

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₃ cup sugar

¹/₃ cup coarsely chopped pecans

FILLING

²/₃ cup firmly packed brown sugar

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 ¹/₂ cups dark corn syrup

4 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 ¹/₂ cups coarsely chopped pecans

STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2
Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.
STEP 3
Press crust mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13×9-inch baking pan. Bake 18-22 minutes or until edges are very light golden brown.
STEP 4
Combine brown sugar, 6 tablespoons flour, and salt in large bowl; whisk until mixed. Add corn syrup, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans. Spread evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean.
STEP 5
Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Cut into bars.