Pecan Bars

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A family favorite. Make this for the holidays for gifts.

posted by

bbcoachswife

on 11/17/2009

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 35 min

servings

total:

60 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

cup (2 sticks) butter, softened, divided

cup granulated sugar

Tbsp. vanilla, divided

2-1/4

cups flour

1/2

tsp. baking soda

eggs

cup packed brown sugar

2/3

cup light corn syrup

cups chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Make It

BEAT cream cheese, 3/4 cup butter, granulated sugar and 2 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 30 min.

HEAT oven to 350°F. Press dough onto bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 20 min. or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter; pour into medium bowl. Add eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup and remaining vanilla; mix well. Stir in nuts.

SPREAD nut mixture over warm crust. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until topping is firm around the edges but still slightly soft in the center. Cool completely.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

These tasty bars are great for serving at a holiday party or for sharing at a cookie exchange.

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kmburke12

posted:12/27/2007

I made these for Christmas and they were great, the taste is excellent, I really enjoyed making these very easy.

jess078

posted:12/26/2007

I made it as part of my little Christmas gift baskets, WHAT A HIT!

lnraven23

posted:12/26/2007

Gave these out for Christmas. Lots of good feedback, but lost a lot when trying to get out of pan due to breakage.

a cook

posted:12/22/2007

What a HUGE disappointment! The bottom layer was AWFUL... a complete waste of time. We had one each and i threw the rest away

tonyaynot

posted:12/19/2007

This receipe is amazing - it came together very easily and tasted wonderful!

nbk8e76

posted:12/13/2007

The dough was awesome before cooked, but was dry and tasteless in the end. The topping was not even sweet like pecan pie.

one_two34

posted:12/12/2007

iv'e mad different kinds of pecan bars before but this recipie was a litle different that what i was used to, but i made them anyway. when i was finished i thought i would be disapointed with the dough being thick, but after trying, i was delighted by taste. its has the taste and texture of that reminds of a pumpkin pie while the crust is like a cookie...DE-LIC-IOUS!!!

annied11

posted:12/8/2007

I cut the dough portion in half as some suggested in their comments and they were perfect. Even better after a couple of days, makes them a little chewy!

melba89

posted:12/5/2007

I followed the recipe exactly using the size pan designated in recipe and we were disappointed. Too much of the crust layer according to both teens and my husband. The pecan mixture on top was a success, but I think my household would like to see a thinner crust. Might try it again with a larger pan so that the crust can be spread more thinly and increase the pecan mixture to cover entire area.

LCANALES77

posted:11/22/2007

omg, this was awesome! I decided to break away from the traditional pumpkin pie this year and boy was I glad I did! The family could not stop talking about this desert and was the first to go. I topped off this desert with French Vanilla flavored whipped cream and refrigerated it overnite. Turned it into a triple layer dream!! You will not be disappointed!!