Pecan Pie Bars / link open

A bar cookie that is always the favorite of every party!!!

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine, cut up
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl; cut in 3/4 cup butter thoroughly with a pastry blender until mixture resembles very fine crumbs.  Press mixture evenly into a greased 13"x 9" pan, using a piece of plastic wrap to press crumb mixture firmly in pan.  Bake at 350 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 one-forth of hot mixture into beaten eggs; add to remaining hot mixture.  Stir in pecans and vanilla.  Pour filling over crust.  Bake at 350 for 34-35 minutes or until set.  Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.  Cut into bars.  Yield 16 large bars.