Black Walnut-Coconut Bars

Name: Black Walnut-Coconut Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 18 bars
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided; 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided; 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut; 1 cup chopped black walnut

Submitted by Maryland Jim

"Found this in an older Southern Living Christmas Cookies Book.. Very nice and easy to make."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 18 bars

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, divided
¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped black walnut

directions

Combine ½ cup brown sugar and 1 cups flour in a medium mixing bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press dough evenly into a 8-inch square baking pan; bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Combine 1 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon flour, salt, eggs, vanilla, coconut, and black walnuts in a medium mixing bowl. Pour over baked crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 22 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Cut into bars.