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Buttery coconut bars

Ingredients

For the shortbread

  • 2 sticks of butter try to use unsalted if you can
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt if you use salted butter then just use ½ teaspoon of salt

For the coconut filling

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons of flour
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 2 cups of unsweetened coconut
  • ½ cup of chocolate chips or use ½ cup of anything you have or enjoy that compliments coconut.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and 8x8 square baking pan and line with parchment paper all the way up the sides. Press it up the sides to make sure it is stuck to the pan as good as possible.
  • Combine the butter, sugar, and flour for the crust in a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, or a spatula, mix until well-combined and the mixture comes together. Take out ⅓ cup  shortbread and set aside to crumble on top of the bars. Press the rest of the crust into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack while you make the filling.
  • Mix all the filling ingredients together and pour over the slightly cooled crust. Crumble the ⅓ cup of the shortbread over the top of the filling. Continue baking for 40 minutes until set and slightly golden on top.
  • Cool completely before cutting and serving.