coconut cranberry walnut bars

Name: Coconut Cranberry Walnut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) flour; 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 3/4 cup(s) softened butter(. not real soft. still cold); ## TOP OF CRUST; 2 cup(s) sweetened flaked coconut; 1 cup(s) dried cranberries,or craisins; 3/4 cup(s) brown sugar packed; 1/3 cup(s) flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 3/4 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 3 - eggs

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Nor Mac

Northern, MA

Updated on Oct 31, 2013

I got this recipe from the church cookbook. Although I did find it on the Land O Lake butter site later. If you are a coconut,or cranberry lover.You will love these rich coconut Cranberry bars. They have a delicious short bread crust. So delicious!!! My family and I love desserts,and this is one everyone should add to their holiday menu.They are also so easy to make. A beginner could make these bars.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make coconut cranberry walnut bars

Step 1

Pre- heat oven to 350 degree's. Get a 9x13 inch pans out

Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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
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