Sandy's Recipe Book - Pecan Pie Squares



Pecan Pie Squares

Ingredients for crust:
  • 3 cups flour
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¾ cup softened butter
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
Ingredients for filling:
  • 4 eggs (slightly beaten)
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1½ cups light Karo syrup
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 2½ cups chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
Directions:
  • Grease 13x9 pan
  • Beat crust ingredients in a large bowl on medium until crumbly
  • Press firmly into pan
  • Bake until light golden, about 20 minutes
  • Mix filling ingredients, minus pecans, until well-blended
  • Stir in pecans
  • Pour over baked layer and spread evenly
  • Bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes
  • Cool and cut into squares

I wasn't going to make these until November which is much more of a pecan pie type of season, but the recipe I was originally going to do calls for milk and I didn't get any milk at the store. Whoopsie poopsie. Change of plans!

I am a huge pecan pie fan and I figured that out from my mom making these bars! These were more of a Christmastime treat. I think my mom made them for me because she knew how much I loved them.

I tried to make these one other time when I was in college and they did not turn out at all; I think this was before I knew that butter wasn't always melted in recipes. I've come so far in my baking knowledge! 😂

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