Chen's Magic Cookie Bars
Ingredients: Metric Units
1/2 lb butter
4 Tbsp confectioners' sugar (a.k.a. icing sugar, 10X)
2 c + 4 Tbsp flour
4 eggs
2 1/2 c brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 c nut meats, chopped coarsely
1 c grated coconut
2 c chocolate chips
1 can coconut milk
1 c oatmeal (quick cooking)
4 Tbsp confectioners' sugar (a.k.a. icing sugar, 10X)
2 c + 4 Tbsp flour
4 eggs
2 1/2 c brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 c nut meats, chopped coarsely
1 c grated coconut
2 c chocolate chips
1 can coconut milk
1 c oatmeal (quick cooking)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter and flour a 9x13 baking pan
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Cream butter, add confectioners' sugar, and 2 c flour. Blend, mixture will look like coarse meal.
Pat into pan, bake 15 min.
Beat eggs, add brown sugar, vanilla. Beat until thick. Mix remaining 4 Tbsp flour, salt, baking powder, add to egg mixture.
Beat in nuts/chips/coconut (end up with 4 c of this mixture). Add coconut milk, 1 c oatmeal.
Spread evenly over pastry base, then bake 25–30 minutes. Cool in pan, cut into squares and enjoy.
A PTA bake sale classic.
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Cream butter, add confectioners' sugar, and 2 c flour. Blend, mixture will look like coarse meal.
Pat into pan, bake 15 min.
Beat eggs, add brown sugar, vanilla. Beat until thick. Mix remaining 4 Tbsp flour, salt, baking powder, add to egg mixture.
Beat in nuts/chips/coconut (end up with 4 c of this mixture). Add coconut milk, 1 c oatmeal.
Spread evenly over pastry base, then bake 25–30 minutes. Cool in pan, cut into squares and enjoy.
A PTA bake sale classic.
Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Tuesday May 11th, 2004 and modified on Saturday March 25th, 2006
Contributed on: Tuesday May 11th, 2004 and modified on Saturday March 25th, 2006