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Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 tblsp. + 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, divided
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup cocoa
2 tblsp. butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, stir together flour and 2 tblsp. brown sugar. With pastry blender, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs (be patient). Press mixture into ungreased 9 x 9 baking pan. With back of spoon, lightly press crust into corners and against pan sides. Press about 1 inch up sides. Bake base 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from oven.

In small bowl, lightly beat eggs, corn syrup, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, cocoa, butter, vanilla and salt until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour batter over warm crust.

Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes or until pecan filling is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Yield: 16 bars.

Source: Hershey Foods Corp. Favorite Brand Name Recipes. Hershey's 100th Anniversary. Vol 5.74. November 22, 1994.