PECAN BUTTER TART BARS

This recipe was given to me by a lady in our Quilters' Guild to publish in our newsletter. I thought I would post it here as it looks delicious. Wish I could remember who gave it to me so that I could give them credit.

PECAN BUTTER TART BARS

Ingredients:

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup butter (softened)

1/4 cup of corn syrup

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

Base:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup of cold butter cubed

3/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Base: In a large bowl, mix flour with brown sugar. With pastry blender, cut in butter until crumbly. Press into parchment paper lined 9 inch square metal cake pan.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans and press lightly. Bake for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in bowl, beat together sugar, butter and corn syrup until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Spread over base and bake until darkened and slightly jiggly when shaken. (about 20 minutes)

Let cool in pan on rack. Cut into bars.

Make 36 bars.