Dream Bars

Patricia Griffin

Ingredients

1 7/8 Cups Chopped Nuts
1/2 Cups Shredded Coconut
1 7/8 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 7/8 Tablespoons Flour
1 7/8 Teaspoons Vanilla
1 7/8 Cups Brown Sugar
2 7/8 Eggs
1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
1/2 Cups Shortening
1 7/8 Cups Flour

Instructions

Mix flour, shortening, and sugar with a pastry blender to a crumbly consistency. Press in bottom of an 8x8x2 inch square pan. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Mix eggs, flour, baking powder, brown sugar, vanilla, coconut, chopped nuts until blended. Spread over warm bottom layer. Bake 25-30 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool and cut into bars.