Pecan Pie Bars

We Love Pecan Pie. Do you??

We are a devout pecan pie family. By that,  I mean pecan pie must be on the Thanksgiving table as well as Christmas Dinner table. I remember many a years of leaving a slice of pecan pie and an ice cold coke for Santa because my mom assured me it was his favorite.

I also have fond memories of picking up pecans out of the yard at my grandparent’s house. I would take this old aluminum pail and collect as many pecans as I could find. We would then dump them out on the kitchen table and my nana would crack them and it was my job to pick the hulls and find the delectable pecan pieces. I always got in trouble for eating more than I reserved!

All that being said, it was a little risky to propose these pecan pie bars to the family for Thanksgiving; they were expecting pie. Well, they LOVED them. They were similar enough to the pie we love but updated with a delicious brown sugar shortbread crust and packed with pecan pieces.

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