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Recipe of the Week | |||||||||||||||
Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Bars | |||||||||||||||
makes a 13 by 9-inch pan of bars | |||||||||||||||
Ingredients: Crust: 1 c. graham cracker crumbs 2 c. all-purpose flour 1/4 c. powdered sugar 1 c. butter. chilled and cut into pieces Filling: 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk 1 egg 2 Tablespoons cream 1 c. plus 1/3 c. sweetened flaked coconut 3/4 c. plus 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 c. plus 1/4 c. chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds) |
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Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (325 degrees for a glass baking dish) Combine all ingredients for crust in medium mixing bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture into the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake crust for 15 minutes. Meanwhile in mixing bowl; mix sweetened condensed milk with egg and cream. Stir in 1 c. coconut, 1/2 c. of chocolate chips, and 1/2 c. chopped nuts. Pour mixture over baked crust; spreading evenly. Sprinkle 1/3 c. coconut, 1/4 c. chocolate chips and 1/4 c. nuts evenly over filling. Bake 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. Cut into bars. Can be stored lightly covered in refrigerator for 1 week. |
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This recipe is an original. It is qute sweet, so bars can be cut small. Perfect for those who like the combination of coconut and chocolate. | |||||||||||||||
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