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Crust:.
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Heat oven to 350 degrees, then butter a 13 x 9 inch pan and set aside.
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Cream the softened butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.
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Stir in the oats (you can use either Quick or Old Fashioned oats), then stir in the flour a third at a time, rubbing in the last bit of it by hand to make coarse crumbs.
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Sprinkle on the water and rub briefly.
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Press the dough into the pan, spreading it evenly into the bottom and very slightly up the sides.
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Chill the pan for 15 minutes.
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Then bake the pastry on the center oven rack for 15 minutes.
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Transfer the crust, in the pan, to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.
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Filling:
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Heat the oven again to 350 degrees.
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Combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, cream and butter in a med size saucepan.
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Bring the mixture to a full boil.
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Boil for 30 seconds, then remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and pecans.
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Immediately pour the maple pecan filling over the crust, spreading it evenly over with a spoon.
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Bake the bars on the center oven rack for 15 minutes.
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Transfer the bars in the pan, to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.
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Cover and refrigerate the bars for 1 to 2 hours before slicing.
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Cooking time does not include cooling time.
