Coconut-Pecan Bars

Offer genuine southern hospitality with traditional rich nutty bars.

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20 minutes

2 hours 10 minutes

16 bars



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Bar
  • 100
  • 5g
    (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat ncg)
  • 20mg
  • 80mg
  • 13g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars ncg)
  • 1g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 2%
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 2%
  • Exchanges
  • 1
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    In step 1, bake 15 to 19 minutes. In step 3, bake 23 to 27 minutes.

  • Special Touch

    Add a new shape to your cookie tray. Cut bars diagonally in half to make 32 triangles.

  • Did You Know

    Pecans are one of the earliest cultivated crops. In 1846, a Louisiana African-American slave gardener known as Antoine successfully grafted a new pecan tree that was recognized for excellence at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition.

Ingredients

  • 6  tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4  cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4  teaspoon salt
  • 1  cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 2  eggs
  • 1  teaspoon vanilla
  • 1  cup packed brown sugar
  • 2  tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 1/2  teaspoon salt
  • 1  cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2  cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350ºF. In small bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in 1 cup flour. Pat in bottom of ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches. Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until very light brown.
  2. 2Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat eggs slightly with wire whisk. Stir in vanilla. Gradually beat in brown sugar just until blended. Beat in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix well. Stir in coconut and pecans. Carefully spoon coconut mixture evenly over baked layer.
  3. 3Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and filling is set. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
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