Your holiday guests will go nuts for this nutty-sweet dessert.
How to make Pecan Pie Cookie Bars
Even I’m a pretty darned good cook (if I do say so myself), there’s one job that still freaks me out: making piecrust from scratch. Getting the perfect, light, flaky crust is a tricky business. You have to get the amounts just right and not overwork the dough, or it will come out either crumbly or tough.
So when I make pie, I look for ways around this problem. I’ve used ready-made graham cracker crusts, refrigerated pie dough, and puff pastry, but my new favorite trick is to convert the pie into cookie bars, so it doesn’t need a pastry crust at all. I’ve used this strategy to make delicious Banana Cream Pie Bars and Creamy Pumpkin Pie Bars, and now I’m tackling that beloved fall dessert, pecan pie.
These Pecan Pie Bars have the same sweet, sticky brown-sugar filling you love in a classic pecan pie, and the same pecan topping. But it’s all layered over a simple shortbread crust that’s much easier to make than a pastry crust. Just mix the dough, press it into the pan, pour the filling on top, and bake.
Serve these Pecan Pie Bars this Thanksgiving, and you can give your guests all the delight of a homemade pecan pie – without all the work.
How to Make Pecan Pie Bars
- Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Star by mixing flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter. This will create a crumble.
- Press onto the bottom of a greased 9×13 baking pan and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
- Next whisk eggs, corn syrup, sugar, brown sugar, melted butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Hand stir in pecans.
- Spread over the hot crust as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until filling has set. Cool completely before serving.
Enjoy your cookie bars!
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Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients
CRUST
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter cubed
FILLING
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 TB butter melted
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350 F.
- Star by mixing flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter. This will create a crumble. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking pan and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
- Next whisk eggs, corn syrup, sugar, brown sugar, melted butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Hand stir in pecans. Spread over the hot crust as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until filling has set. Cool completely before serving.
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Woodsy1 says
Love pecan pie bars but have been diagnosed with corn allergy. Can honey be subbed for the corn syrup? Has the same consistency.
Monica says
I got this delicious recipe many years ago from the special edition of the “Food Writers’ Favorites” to benefit MADD. It’s still one of our favorites!
Kim says
I made this and it didn’t set at the 25-30 minute mark. If I baked it any longer, it would have burned. Any ideas for next time I make this recipe? Thanks.
Corey says
Hi Kim! The times I have made these, my bars set at the 30 minute mark. Which position were your oven racks ons? Which part did you feel like would burn? Hoping I can problem solve and help 🙂
Kim says
Hi Corey,
Thanks for responding.
My oven rack was one step down from the middle or center of the oven.
The outer edges seem to have cooked perfectly. It was the middle that didn’t set. I used a 9×13 Fiestaware dish.
What position is the oven rack suppose to be on?
,
Kim
Cindy Sevigny says
Can you freeze these bars?
Corey says
Yes! These freeze well.