Pecan Bars

Name: Pecan Bars
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: 1 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces/142 grams); 1/3 cup, packed light brown sugar (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams); 1/4 cup, toasted pecans, chopped coarse; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 6 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, packed light brown sugar (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams); 1/3 cup, light corn syrup; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted; 1 tablespoon, bourbon or dark rum; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 2 cups, toasted pecans, chopped coarse

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More often than not, this cookie-jar classic is bland and overly sweet. How do you make a pecan bar really worth eating?

SERVES Makes 24

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