Coconut Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (just a pinch, really)
• powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. 2

   Cream butter and gradually add 1/2 cup brown sugar. Stir in 1 cup sifted flour. Spread batter in 8 x 8 pan and bake 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Beat 2 eggs and 1 cup brown sugar together until smooth. Stir in vanilla, walnuts.

4. 4

   Toss coconut with remaining flour and pinch of salt, and stir into egg mixture.

5. 5

   Spread over baked crust and bake 20 minutes more.

6. 6

   Cool, dust with powdered sugar, and cut into 24 bars.