Coconut-Cherry-White Chocolate Bars

Name: Coconut-Cherry-White Chocolate Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 24 bars, depending on size and shape
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup uncooked quick oats; 2 cups white chocolate chips, divided; 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut; 3/4 cup dried cherries

Submitted by JamesDeansGirl

"My next-door neighbor is 85 years old and still spends her days in the kitchen! Needless to say, her bars cause quite a stir between the surrounding homes!"

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Ready In:: 41mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 24 bars, depending on size and shape

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
³⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
³⁄₄ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup uncooked quick oats
2 cups white chocolate chips, divided
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
³⁄₄ cup dried cherries

directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Cream the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
Add the eggs and vanilla; blend until smooth.
Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to the butter mixture with the mixer now on low speed.
Mix just until blended.
Add the oats; stir until combined.
Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the white chocolate chips, the coconut, and cherries; beat just until well mixed.
Press the dough evenly into an ungreased 15 x 10 jelly-roll pan.
Sprinkle the remaining white chocolate chips on top; bake 16-18 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the center is almost set.
Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into diamonds, squares, or strips.