Pecan Pie Shortbread Bars

Pecan Pie Shortbread Bars are a delicious combination of two classic desserts: a buttery shortbread crust topped with a rich, ooey-gooey pecan pie filling! Every bite delivers the melt-in-your-mouth texture of shortbread with the irresistible sweetness of pecan pie. (My mouth is watering just describing them to you!) 

• 1 ½ cups (163.5 g) pecans

• 1 cup (2 sticks / 227g) unsalted butter, cold
• 1 ¾ cups (219 g) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup (32 g) cornstarch
• ⅔ cup (150 g) superfine sugar, or caster sugar
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ¾ cup (256 g) light corn syrup
• ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract