Coconut Blondies

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla; add eggs, stirring until well blended.
7. Stir in flour mixture into sugar mixture just until blended.
8. Stir in coconut and pecans.
9. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
10. Bake until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge of pan comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
11. Do not overbake; blondies will firm as they cool.
12. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
13. When cool, cut lengthwise into 4 strips and then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.
14. Variations: Pecan Blondies--leave out coconut.
15. Chocolate Chip Blondies--leave out coconut and stir in 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate chips.

flour, baking powder, salt, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, pecans, coconut

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-blondies-19227 (may not work)