Coconut Bars

Name: Coconut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 37 min
Yield: 18 bars
Ingredients: 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup + 1 cup packed Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour*, sifted; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped; 3/4 cup sweetened coconut, shredded or grated; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; Pinch of salt; 1 tablespoon Imperial Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar; *Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Coconut Bars was pinched from <a href="http://www.imperialsugar.com/recipes/desserts/cookies-bars/Coconut-Bars" target="_blank">www.imperialsugar.com.</a>

"This vintage recipe for Coconut Bars adds the salty crunch of macadamia nuts for a truly tropical treat. This recipe was originally published in 1988 in the Homemade Good News cookbook series...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened

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1/2 cup + 1 cup packed Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar

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1 cup all-purpose flour*, sifted

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2 large eggs, beaten

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

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3/4 cup sweetened coconut, shredded or grated

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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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Pinch of salt

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1 tablespoon Imperial Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar

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*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

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