Easy Pecan Pie Bar Cookies

These easy bar cookies have all the flavor of pecan pie. Everyone raves about these cookies -- as big as the batch is, they never seem to last long!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 129 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 ½ cups light corn syrup
• 2 ½ cups chopped pecans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Mix flour, 3/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt together in a bowl until crumbly. Press into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove and leave oven on.

Step 4

Mix corn syrup, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread filling evenly over the baked crust.

Step 5

Bake in the hot oven until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely, and cut into squares.