A popular pie made into easy and delicious dessert bars you can enjoy all year around! Makes 40 bars.
3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups corn syrup (light)
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine (melted)
2 1/2 cups pecans (coarsely chopped)
Heat oven to 350 F (175 C). Prepare one, greased, 10 x 15″ baking pan or dish.
Mix together the flour, half cup white sugar, butter and the salt in a bowl, stir until crumbly. Then, shape into bottom of prepared pan to form a crust.
Bake the crust in preheated oven for about 15 to 20 mins.
In a seperate bowl, combine the eggs, syrup, remaining sugar, and melted butter. Add in the pecans.
Pour mixture over the baked crust, bake for and additional 20 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack before serving.