coconut dream bars

Stone Mountain, GA
Updated on Jan 13, 2013

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 picture of the exact same recipe so the picture is only similar but the recipe is authentic. Enjoy!

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Ingredients

  • BOTTOM LAYER:
  • 1 - whole egg beaten
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon double acting baking powder
  • 1/2 cup flake coconut
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 - whole eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make coconut dream bars

  • Step 1
    BOTTOM LAYER: Beat the egg, then add milk and vanilla
  • Step 2
    Cream the butter and sugar and combine with the egg mixture
  • Step 3
    Add the flour, mix well, and spread in a 9x9x2 pan
  • Step 4
    Bake bottom layer 425 F for 5 minutes, then remove from oven and set aside to make top layer
  • Step 5
    TOPPING: Mix dry ingredients, add the wet, combine and pour over the top of the baked crust.
  • Step 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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Category: Cookies
Keyword: #coconut
Keyword: #bar
Keyword: #cookie
Keyword: #layer
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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