Easy Pecan Pie Bars

These Easy Pecan Pie Bars will become your new favorite dessert for the holidays! The perfect treat for fall, the holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas, everyone asks for this recipe! With a buttery shortbread crust and ooey gooey pecan pie goodness, they are impossible to resist!

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You will need:

For the crust:

1 cup salted butter

½ c granulated sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

For the topping:

1 ½ cup dark Karo Syrup

¼ tsp salt

4 large room temperature eggs

1 TB vanilla extract

2/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1/3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

2 cups chopped pecans

9×13 baking pan

parchment paper

Directions for the Easy Pecan Pie Bars:

For the crust:

First, whisk together the flour and the sugar in a large bowl. Then, add the melted butter and stir until wet and crumbly.

Next, line 9×13 pan with parchment paper

Now, put dough in the pan and pat into a smooth even layer.  Press and compact together.

Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-24 minutes or until golden brown.

For the topping:

Chop the pecans

Whisk together the syrup, salt, eggs, vanilla and brown sugar in a large bowl

Stir in the sifted flour.

Stir in the chopped pecans

Pour the topping on top of the baked crust and spread evenly.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-33 minutes. If the bars are too gooey it means they’re underbaked.

Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container, but you probably won’t have any leftovers! This makes a great potluck dish for Thanksgiving too!

These have become a new family favorite every Thanksgiving!

For more easy recipes for fall, click here for my no-bake double layer pumpkin pie!

Yield: 24 bars

Easy Pecan Pie Bars

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Easy Ooey Gooey Pecan Pie Bars! Perfect for the holidays, Christmas & Thanksgiving!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Crust Cook Time 22 minutes

Topping Cook Time 33 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• For the crust:
• 1 cup salted butter
• ½ c granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• For the topping:
• 1 ½ cup dark Karo Syrup
• ¼ tsp salt
• 4 large room temperature eggs
• 1 TB vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 9x13 baking pan
• parchment paper

Instructions

1. For the crust:
2. First, whisk together the flour and the sugar in a large bowl.
3. Then, add the melted butter and stir until wet and crumbly.
4. Next, line 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Now, put dough in the pan and pat into a smooth even layer. 
5. . Press and compact together.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-24 minutes or until golden brown.
7. For the topping:
8. Whisk together the syrup, salt, eggs, vanilla and brown sugar in a large bowl
9. Stir in the sifted flour and chopped pecans
10. our the topping on top of the baked crust and spread evenly.
11. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-34 minutes.
12. Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.

Notes

If your bars are too gooey, it means they're underbaked.