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Coconut-Pecan Bars

Offer genuine southern hospitality with traditional rich nutty bars.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 10 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

6: tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1/4: cup granulated sugar

1/4: teaspoon salt

1: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

2: eggs

1: teaspoon vanilla

1: cup packed brown sugar

2: tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2: teaspoon salt

1: cup flaked coconut

1/2: cup chopped pecans

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350ºF. In small bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in 1 cup flour. Pat in bottom of ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches. Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until very light brown.
2 Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat eggs slightly with wire whisk. Stir in vanilla. Gradually beat in brown sugar just until blended. Beat in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix well. Stir in coconut and pecans. Carefully spoon coconut mixture evenly over baked layer.
3 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and filling is set. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Add a new shape to your cookie tray. Cut bars diagonally in half to make 32 triangles.

Pecans are one of the earliest cultivated crops. In 1846, a Louisiana African-American slave gardener known as Antoine successfully grafted a new pecan tree that was recognized for excellence at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 100
Calories from Fat: 45),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 5g; 5%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 80mg; 80%;
Total Carbohydrate: 13g; 13%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/11/2011 3:27:53 PM REPORT ABUSE ergbigred said:

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I think this is the recipe I remember from childhood; my late sister Laura used it a few times, called them Dream Bars. She'd taken home-ec at school and the recipe was out of a used Betty Crocker Cookbook from class. We were raised in a little town in western NY and this is in one of my earliest fond memories of her.

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Posted 1/23/2011 3:33:30 PM REPORT ABUSE itsmemb said:

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Oh My Gosh, This was the Greatest. I make a pie similar to this, but a lot more trouble. The only difference is the Pie also has raisins in it. Next time I will add raisins. I took the pie to my hairdressers and everyone including customers had to have recipe. I have an appointment this week and I will take these with me this time.

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