Island Rum Pecan Bars

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• Filling Ingredients:
• Crust Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Details

Adapted from pegasuslegend-whatscookin.blogspot.de

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine 1 1/4 cups flour, butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/4 cup pecans.

Press crust mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until very light golden brown on edges. Combine all filling ingredients except pecans in small bowl; mix well. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until filling appears set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean. Cool completely; cut into bars