Festive Cranberry-coconut Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips, divided
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 mix flour and baking soda; set aside.
• 3 beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 5 gradually stir in flour mixture until well mixed.
• 6 stir in cranberries, oats, coconut and 1 cup chocolate chips.
• 7 press dough evenly into greased 15x10-inch pan.
• 8 bake 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center is set. cool in pan on wire rack.
• 9 cook and stir remaining chocolate chips and milk in small saucepan on low heat until smooth. drizzle mixture over top.