COCONUT CRANBERRY WALNUT BARS

Coconut Cranberry Walnut Bars image

Provided by Nor Mac

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 c flour
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c softened butter(. not real soft. still cold)
TOP OF CRUST
2 c sweetened flaked coconut
1 c dried cranberries,or craisins
3/4 c brown sugar packed
1/3 c flour
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c chopped walnuts
3 eggs

Steps:

1. Pre- heat oven to 350 degree's. Get a 9x13 inch pans out
2. Combine first 3 ingredients. Mix flour and sugar together. slice the butter in to the flour mix. Get your hands in there and keep mixing and squeezing the flour in to the butter until you have pea size balls.
3. press in to the 13x9 inch pan bottom and slightly up the sides of the pan.Bake crust for about 15 minutes,or until crust sides are slightly browned.Remove from oven.
4. Slightly beat eggs,add brown sugar,flour,vanilla,salt,coconut,walnuts,and cranberries. Mix really well. Top the crust with this mixture. Smooth filling over crust. Return to oven and bake 20- minutes,or until top is browned nicely.
5. Cool and cut in to squares. Do not over brown these. When they are ready. They will be slightly brown. If you over brown them. They will taste dry,but still good. LOL