Ultranutty Pecan Bars

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVESMakes 24 bars

TIME1 hour, plus 1½ hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pecan bars usually take the lead from pecan pie and are more about a thick, custardy filling than the pecans. We wanted a bar cookie that made the nuts the main focus. For the filling, we increased the amount of pecans to a full pound and t...

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