Pecan Bars

Dear Elizabeth,
My family does a "dessert night" before Mother's Day each year. This allows us to enjoy each other's company and frees us to enjoy Mother's Day with our immediate family. My sisters and I always bring one or two desserts to my mother's home. I like to bring a pan of pecan bars, because my mother loves pecans. Last year when I made the recipe, the base fell apart when cut. We were left with crumbs on our plates instead of a nice bar. Thank goodness my family likes to laugh, because we had a good belly laugh over this one! Please help!
Maureen
Dear Maureen,
A dessert night sounds yummy! What a nice way to celebrate Mother's Day. Since I am allergic to tree nuts I had to test this recipe using almonds. Once I had it down, I passed it along to a trusted recipe tester who tried the recipe using pecans. She loved them! This is her e-mail to me, "I can see why Maureen wanted you to convert this recipe. It is like a pecan pie with a shortbread crust. So, so, so good! This recipe is going into my collection." I am sure you will feel the same way!
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