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Ingredients
- Cream Cheese Topping:
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 4 eggs
- 16-oz pkg brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- Cream Cheese Topping (see below)
- 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 16-oz pkg powdered sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine 2 cups flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch with a pastry blender of 2 forks until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press mixture evenly into an ungresased jelly-roll pan; bake for 18 minutes.
Beat eggs, brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup flour, baking powder and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended; stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread on top of crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack; spread with Cream cheese Topping and bake 30 more minutes or until set. Cut into bars. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen.
Cream cheese topping:
Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Makes 3-1/2 cups.