Dream Bars I

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• cream the shortening with 1/2 cup of the brown sugar. add 1 cup of the flour, the salt and the oats and blend. press into the bottom of one 8x12 inch baking dish.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 15 minutes.
• beat eggs well. then beat in the 1 cup brown sugar and the vanilla. stir in the 2 tablespoons flour and baking powder, blending well. stir in the coconut and pecans. spread over the top of the baked bottom layer.
• return dish to oven and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). let cool then cut into 2 inch bars and wrap in plastic wrap before storing in an airtight container.