Buttery Coconut Bars

By mavannier

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 2 c flour
• 1 c packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 c melted butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 c flour
• /4 c packed brown sugar
• 1/4 c melted butter
• 3 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 c flaked coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven too 350 degrees. Line 13x9 pan with parchment paper letting ends extend over sides. In a large bowl, mix, flour, brown sugar and salt. Stir in melted butter. Press into bottom of pan and bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes or wire rack.

Reduce oven to 325 degrees. In another bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients of filling until well blended. Stir in 3 c o coconut. Pour over crust and sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly brown . Cool in pan on wire rack. Lift from pan using parchment paper and cut into bars.