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Tropical Coconut Bars




Source of Recipe


From Diana Rattray,


List of Ingredients




1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts, or other nuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Orange Glaze, below


Recipe



Cream butter and brown sugar; add egg and beat well. Combine flour, salt and soda; add to first mixture alternately with milk and vanilla, beating after each addition. Stir in oats, nuts, and coconut.
Bake at 350° in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned lightly.

While baking, prepare glaze.
Orange Glaze

1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
Combine ingredients in a saucepan and boil until syrupy. Spread glaze on cookies while they are still hot. After coconut bars are glazed, cut in squares and remove to a rack.