Mrs. Kolbert's Coconut Bars
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped blanched almonds
- 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a bowl with a fork stir together 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, 1 cup of the flour, and the butter until the mixture is combined well, press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of a 13-by 9-inch baking pan, and bake it in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes.
- In the bowl with the fork combine the remaining 1 cup brown sugar, the remaining 3 tablespoons flour, the coconut, the almonds, the eggs, the vanilla, and the salt and blend the mixture well.
- Spread the coconut mixture evenly over the crust and bake the mixture for 20 minutes, or until it is pale golden.
- Cut the mixture into 48 bars and let the bar cool completely in the pan on a rack.
- The coconut bars may be made 1 month in advance and kept frozen in airtight containers.
brown sugar, flour, unsalted butter, coconut, blanched almonds, eggs, vanilla, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mrs-kolberts-coconut-bars-10961 (may not work)