#1364 - Pecan Pie Squares

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups flour
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup Kayro lite corn syrup
3/4 cup + 1/2 cup softened butter
4 beaten eggs
2 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla

In a bowl add flour, white sugar, and salt--stir. Add 3/4 cup butter--mix with your hands to make crumbs. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 cake pan using the back of a spoon. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven. In a saucepan over medium heat add brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and corn syrup--stir and bring to a boil--remove from heat. In a bowl add eggs--beat. Add 1/4 of the hot mixture into the eggs--stir. Add the rest of the hot mixture into the egg mixture--stir. Add pecans and vanilla to the egg mixture--stir. Pour the pecan mixture on top of the baked crust evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. Cool completely. Cut into squares.