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coconut dream bars

(3 ratings)
mmccance avatar
Recipe by
Marcia McCance
@mmccance
Stone Mountain, GA

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!

(3 ratings)
method Bake

Ingredients For coconut dream bars

  • 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

How To Make coconut dream bars

  • 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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