Pecan Bars

Name: Pecan Bars
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: 1 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces; 142 grams); 1/3 cup, packed light brown sugar (2 1/3 ounces; 66 grams); 1/4 cup, toasted pecans, chopped coarse; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 6 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, packed light brown sugar (3 1/2 ounces; 99 grams); 1/3 cup, light corn syrup; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted; 1 tablespoon, bourbon or dark rum; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 2 cups, toasted pecans, chopped coarse

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More often than not, this cookie-jar classic is bland and overly sweet. How do you make a pecan bar really worth eating?

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a pecan bar recipe with all the best attributes of pecan pie—buttery crust, gooey filling, and nutty topping—we found that the flavors needed to be concentrated. We cut back on both wet and dry ingredients to find the perfect balance of...

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