Island Macadamia Coconut Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
• 3 1/2 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350*.lightly butter a 13x9 baking pan -- set aside.
• 2 to make cookie layer:.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light.
• 4 add the flour and beat just until blended. with floured fingertips, press the cookie dough into an even layer in the prepared pan.
• 5 bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• 6 cool on wire rack -- leave the oven on.
• 7 to make the coconut layer:.
• 8 in a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, flour, salt, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 9 stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut.
• 10 spread over the cooled cookie layer.
• 11 sprinkle the top evenly with the chocolate chips.
• 12 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
• 13 cool thoroughly before cutting into bars with a small sturdy knife.