Dream Bars

We are smack dab in the middle of summer here in Texas! Today's high is supposed to be 107°! Needless to say we are trying to limit our oven use so I was looking for something I could make that wouldn't take too long to bake. 30 minutes baking time isn't too bad and I had everything on hand for this recipe so here it is.

These bars are sweet, gooey and easy to make. I could have gone the easy route and used my pastry cutter to cut the butter for the crust, but the recipe says to mix by hand so that's what I did. My butter was room temp, so it was easy to mix together. 

My interpretation of the recipe:

Dream Bars

½ cup butter or oleo

½ cup brown sugar

1 cup flour

Mix together with hands and pat in a think layer on cookie sheet or pan (about 9"x12"). Bake 10 minutes at 350º

Then Mix Together

2 eggs

1 cup brown sugar

1 package coconut

1 cup nuts

2 Tablespoons flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

Spread this mixture over the first and bake 20 minutes at 350º. Cut in squares while hot.

* I used unsalted butter

* I used light brown sugar

* Instead of a package of coconut I measured out 2 cups. I didn't know how big the package used was.

* I used pecans for the nuts

* My pan was a 9x13

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.