Olive Oil Pecan Bars

Crust:

9 tbsp Sweet Cream Butter Olive Oil

1 ¾ cup All Purpose Flour

1/3 cup Sugar

2 tsp Coconut Chai Sugar Shaker

1/3 cup Pecans, Coarsely Chopped

Filling:

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

6 tbsp all-purpose flour

1 tsp Vanilla Bean Sea Salt or Thai Ginger Sea Salt

1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup

4 large Eggs

2 tsp Vanilla Bean Extract

1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, olive oil, coconut chai sugar and sugar in bowl. Mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.

3. Press crust mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 18-22 minutes or until edges are very light golden brown.

4. Combine brown sugar, 6 tablespoons flour, and salt in large bowl; whisk until mixed. Add corn syrup, eggs, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans. Spread evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean.

5. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Cut into bars.