Chewy Coconut Raisin Bars
"Although I haven't tried this yet, the recipe looks too good not to pass along. I found it on the back of a Baker's Angel Flake Coconut package."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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25 bars
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 2⁄3 cups coconut, divided
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2⁄3 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Beat butter till light and fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Stir in 1 cup flour and 2/3 cup of the coconut.
- Press into ungreased 9 inch square pan and bake at 350F for 20 minutes, or till golden brown.
- Beat eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in brown sugar. Stir in 2 tbsp flour and the baking powder. Stir in raisins and 1 c of the coconut.
- Pour over crust in pan and bake @ 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with chips.
- Cover with foil 2-3 minutes until chips soften. Carefully spread to frost.
- Sprinkle with remaining coconut.
- Cool and cut into bars. Garnish with additional raisins.
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Reviews
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Upgrading to five. These are way better the day after you make them and DO chill them. Very good. They are plenty sweet! Next time I may cut the sugar. Easy recipe with the things I love - coconut, chocolate and raisins. Outrageously delicious! One tip - the instruction to bake for an additional 30 minutes after adding the topping was WAY too long for my bars....fortunately, I checked at 20 minutes. They were completely brown on top and almost over the edge toward burned. I will adjust the bake time next time to about 16 minutes, then check every minute until they are done. Will make again. With baking time change and less sugar, easily a 5 star for me. Thanks for posting! Will make again!
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