Pecan Bars
User Reviews
4.8
24 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
35 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
24
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Course
Dessert
Pecan Bars
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A shortbread crust is topped with chewy pecan filling for a bar that is part pie, part cookie, and 100% delicious. These sweet pecan bars are a must-make for your holiday table or cookie exchange!
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Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cold unsalted butter cubed
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
For the Filling:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- Pinch salt
- ⅓ cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Line a 13x9-inch metal pan with foil allowing an overhang about 2 inches off the sides. Lightly grease the foil.
- In a food processor, blend together flour, butter, powdered sugar and salt until the mixture resembles coarse sand. This will not look like dough – that’s ok! Press firmly the into the bottom of the prepared pan and slightly up the sides. Bake until the edges are golden, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the filling. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, add the butter, brown sugar and a pinch of salt and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the corn syrup, vanilla, flour and pecans and mix until just combined. The mixture will resemble cookie dough.
- Spread the filling over the baked crust. It’s ok if some of the crust peeks through; the filling will more evenly distribute as it bakes to cover the crust.
- Bake until the filling is very bubbly and a deep caramel color, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow bars to cool completely in the pan.
- Remove the bars from the pan by pulling up the foil sides and putting it on a cutting board. Cut bars in desired size with a sharp knife and arrange them on a serving tray.
Notes
- You can add the filling to the hot crust, straight from the oven. Just be sure to be careful of the hot edges of the pan.
- Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Helpful resources:
- Filling adapted from 5 Ingredient Fix
- Make sure you know how to measure flour correctly. Use this same method for measuring the powdered sugar.
- If your brown sugar has hardened, check out my tricks for how to soften brown sugar. If you have run out of brown sugar, use a simple brown sugar substitute instead.
- Use your favorite store-bought vanilla extract or homemade vanilla extract in this recipe.
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