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Maple-Pecan Sticky Bars

By Ken HaedrichPhotography by Pornchai Mittongtare
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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 30 Servings

Ingredients

CRUST

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1

/4 cup sugar

1

large egg yolk

1

1/2 cups all purpose flour

1

/8 teaspoon salt

FILLING

1

/2 cup pure maple syrup

1

/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

1

/4 cup whipping cream

3

tablespoons unsalted butter

1

/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1

1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

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Preparation

  1. CRUST:

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9x9x2-inch metal cake pan. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and egg yolk in bowl to blend. Add flour and salt; beat until moist clumps form. Gather dough together. Press dough over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake crust until golden, about 20 minutes. Cool.

  2. FILLING:

    Step 2

    Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Boil filling 30 seconds. Remove from heat; mix in vanilla, then nuts.

    Step 3

    Pour hot filling into crust. Bake bars until filling is bubbling in center, about 15 minutes. Cool bars completely in pan on rack (filling will become firm). Chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.) Cut into 30 bars.

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