Cranberrry-Macadamia Bars

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts, divided
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Stir together flour and 3/4 cup sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts. Press flour mixture into bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until crust is lightly browned around the edges. Maintain oven temperature.
3. Meanwhile, beat together eggs, 1 1/4 cups sugar, milk, orange zest, and vanilla until combined. Spread mixture over the hot, baked crust. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup nuts, cranberries, and coconut.
4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool slightly in pan set on a wire rack then cut into 24 bars while still warm. Cool completed in pan.

flour, sugar, butter, nuts, eggs, milk, orange zest, vanilla, fresh cranberries, shredded coconut

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/cranberrry-macadamia-bars-50014001 (may not work)