Easy Pecan Pie Bar Cookies

Ingredients:
- Crust:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15-inch baking pan.
- Mix flour, 3/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt together in a bowl until crumbly. Press into the prepared pan.
- Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove and leave oven on.
- Mix corn syrup, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread filling evenly over the baked crust.
- Bake in the hot oven until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely, and cut into squares.