COCONUT DREAM BARS

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This is one of Mom's recipes that I put 5 stars next to in my recipe box. My mother loved to make bar cookies. If there was a cookie bake sale or event at the church, she always took bar cookies of some kind. And that is what she made at home, too. This is a wonderful chewy coconutty two-layer sensation but I could not find a...

Provided by Marcia McCance

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 17

BOTTOM LAYER:
1 whole egg beaten
3 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 c butter
1/3 c powdered sugar
1 c sifted flour
TOPPING:
1/2 c brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1/2 c flake coconut
1 c chopped walnuts
2 whole eggs beaten
1/2 c molasses
1/2 tsp vanilla

Steps:

  • 1. BOTTOM LAYER: Beat the egg, then add milk and vanilla
  • 2. Cream the butter and sugar and combine with the egg mixture
  • 3. Add the flour, mix well, and spread in a 9x9x2 pan
  • 4. Bake bottom layer 425 F for 5 minutes, then remove from oven and set aside to make top layer
  • 5. TOPPING: Mix dry ingredients, add the wet, combine and pour over the top of the baked crust.
  • 6. Bake 350 F, 20-25 minutes Cool in pan, and cut in squares (do not cut until cool to the touch, or it will be messy)

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