2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine, cut up
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup light corn sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 & 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla extract
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
Cut in 3/4 cup butter thoroughly with a pasty blender
until it resembles very fine crumbs.
Press mixture evenly into a 13 x 9" pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 17 - 20 minutes
or until lightly browned.
Combine brown sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup butter
in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently.
Remove from heat. Stir 1/4 of mixture in to beaten eggs.
Add to remaining hot mixture. Stir in pecans and vanilla.
Pour filling over crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 34 - 35 minutes or until set.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut in to bars.
Yield: 16 large bars