Chocolate Hazelnut Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups toasted hazelnuts, chopped
• 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 base.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• 4 stir together the flour with the brown sugar and salt.
• 5 slowly stir in the butter and mix until crumbly.
• 6 press mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• 7 bake until golden, around 15 minutes.
• 8 reduce heat to 325°.
• 9 topping.
• 10 in a small bowl whisk together the cocoa with the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 11 in a large bowl whisk together eggs with the butter, vanilla and sugar.
• 12 whisk in cocoa mixture and stir to well blended.
• 13 stir in the nuts and coconut.
• 14 pour over top of baked crust.
• 15 shake a bit to level top.
• 16 bake in oven until middle is firm, around 30 minutes.
• 17 remove and cool in pan on a rack.