Chewy Pecan Pie Bars

Name: Chewy Pecan Pie Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, melted; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 4 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups chopped pecans; Confectioners' sugar, optional

This is one of my husband's favorite recipes, and he suggested I send it in to your contest. I've been making it for many years. —Judy Taylor, Shreveport, Louisiana

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, melted
2 cups packed brown sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Pour butter into a 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, combine next six ingredients; mix well. Stir in pecans. Spread over butter.
Bake 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven. If desired, immediately dust with confectioners' sugar. Cool before cutting.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 180 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 75mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Chewy Pecan Pie Bars in Country June/July 1997

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menkens

Dec 7, 2017

My review is question/comment ... I made with gluten free pastry flour which I have successfully used in the past added 1/2 cup mini-chips and 1/2 cup coconut & plan was to bake in a mini-muffin pans I always have great success with! Filled almost to the top (another VERY similar recipe suggestion) and that was too much; consequently they would not come out "whole"! I sprayed and put a bit of butter on the bottom of each prior to filling -- taste was wonderful! Ended up with muffin tops and "crumbs" which my husband added to his cereal -- so not a total waste of time! I'm going to attempt again maybe as a bar but use parchment paper to make for easier removal/clean-up!
Susie

Jul 16, 2017

ive made these 4 years/had lost the recipe/sadly they are a hit @ funerals
2124arizona

Jul 3, 2017

Ive fixed these numerous times and everyone loves them!
Loiscooks

May 22, 2017

Easy recipe, but way too sweet for us. I doubt that I will be making these again. I don't know if the recipe would work with less sugar, but these were way too sweet.
annecooks

Nov 24, 2015

These are superb! I had another recipe that called for waaay too much flour and was such a disappointment after making them. But this recipe is the one I'll make from here out.
Veevee33

Jan 14, 2014

I made them for a cookie exchange. Everybody LOVED them! My friend said they were better than chocolate!
bnrudy

Nov 9, 2013

Baked in a mini muffin tin for bite size treats how long did you bake them and did you butter each mini muffing tin or did you use a non-stick sprayer
Lbzeller

Jun 23, 2013

I used 1 cup of dark brown sugar and 1 cup regular and these turned out so YUMMY!!!
judy derkowski

Dec 27, 2012

Yummy! One bowl preparation and excellent dessert for any event. A five star recipe!
Novack269

Nov 28, 2012

When I make a pan of these for family events, it is one of the first plates cleaned.