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.
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.
