Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

Okay ladies (you know who you are), as promised, here is the recipe for the uber yummy chocolate pecan pie bars. These little guys are beyond delicious. If you like chocolate and you like pecan pie (ummm... who doesn't?), believe me, it will be pure joy when these two beautiful worlds to come together in your mouth.  Bon appétit!

Ingredients:

For the crust:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt

For the filling:
3 large eggs

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup light corn syrup
½ cup granulated sugar
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil. 

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 1 stick room-temp butter, brown sugar, flour,and salt until coarse crumbs form. Pour mixture into prepared pan; press firmly into bottom. Bake until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.Let cool, 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in same large bowl, mix eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, and 2 tbs. melted butter until well combined. Add chocolate chips and pecans; spread over crust. Bake until set, 25-30 minutes.

4. Cool completely in pan before lifting out (use foil to lift). Cut into 32 bars (8 rows by 4 rows).

* photo creds to the Garlic Press as I brought these guys along to the House last Wednesday and they got gobbled up before the camera could come out : ( The recipe above will look a little different than the bars pictured because you are using whole chocolate chips.

* recipe creds to Everyday Food