Fall baking: Pecan pie bars

It seems like you guys have been enjoying the, "Sticky Fall Recipe" series. Here is the third sticky recipe in the series...Pecan Pie Bars. 

Another perfect fall recipe, these bars will leave your fingers sticky and your sweet tooth fulfilled. 

Pecan Pie Bars
Gooeyness to the extreme!

Crust:

• ¼ cup sugar, heaping
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup flour
• 5 tbsp margarine, soft

Bar:

• 1 egg
• 3 ounces Karo syrup
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp margarine, melted
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ½ cup pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350*.

Line an 8x8 pan with no-stick foil.
Mix sugar, cinnamon and flour.
Add margarine and mix until crumbly.
Pour into prepared pan and press down.
Bake for 12 minutes.

While crust is baking, prepare filling.
In a bowl mix egg, syrup, sugar, vanilla and margarine.
Stir in pecans.
Pour over crust. Spread evenly.
Bake 20 to 28 minutes, until center is slightly firm.
Cool and cut into squares.

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Pecan cinnamon roll recipe

3 easy truffle recipes

*photo:google images; texasroots