Coconut Bars
Ingredients
Crust
1 cup sifted flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup shortening
1/8 tsp salt
Topping
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbs flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups chopped shredded coconut
Instructions
Crust
Sift together flour, brown sugar, and salt. Ct in shortening. Press mixture into greased 8x8x2 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Note: best is 7×11 inch pan is used.
Topping
Beat eggs slightly, add sugar. Add sifted flour, soda and salt to eggs. Fold in vanilla and coconut. Spread evenly over hot baked crust. Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer at the same temperature. Cool and cut into squares.
Recipe Yield
Makes about 2 - 3 dozen bar cookies 1x
Cookie Category: Bars
Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Find it online: http://www.cookiesbybess.com/coconut-bars/