Pineapple-Nut Bars

Submitted by Beve538

"This is a great bar cookie that I make for picnics."

 

• Ready In: 51mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup melted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (drained well)
• nuts

directions

1. MIX: sugar and butter; ADD eggs, one at a time: beat well after each.
2. ADD: flour; baking soda; salt, mix well.
3. ADD pineapple and nuts.
4. Mix well.
5. Spray 9x13 pan, bake 350°F degrees, 45 minutes or golden brown.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
7. Cool, cut into bars.

Reviews

[Melanie Adrienne]

Just a GREAT Cookie!! Thanks for a sweet treat :-)

 

[Julie H.]

My husband requested I make these-it was a recipe from his Granny-and when I searched the internet for details that her handwritten note left out (ie what kind of nuts, was it a two layer bar or all one batter?) I found this recipe with the exact same ingredients, including UNSPECIFIED "nuts"!! I chose pecans but suspect she used Walnuts. I also used a small pan that she used but next time, will definitely try 9x13 pan. The smaller pan made a coffee cake type confection, rather than a bar cookie, still delicious! But the center was a bit al dente (still delicious!). Will definitely make it again.

 

[Cindi Bauer]

These bars were good, but even better when frosted with a Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting, which I posted in my review. I found the bars were done when I baked them for exactly 27 minutes. I think if you bake them 45 minutes, (as suggested) they'll burn. Here's my recipe for the Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting: 4 ounces cream cheese, (softened) 2 Tablespoons butter, (softened) 2 Tablespoons of pineapple juice, (that you can use from the 20 ounce can in the bar recipe) 3 cups powdered sugar, and 3-4 Tablespoons of chopped walnuts. Mix the cream cheese, butter, pineapple juice and powdered sugar thoroughly. Frost cooled bars, and sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. P.S. I also added a 1/2 cup chopped walnuts to the bar recipe as well. Beve, with these bars frosted, I give this recipe 5 STARS. Thank you for the recipe Beve!!

 

[FrannieJ]

I made these to take to dinner at neighbors...neglecting to mention to DH that they were going way...I was getting ready, heard noise in kitchen, I yelled, don't eat the bars, they are for dinner...came out and he'd eaten 3. He's not big on most sweets, asked me to make another batch..he's loving them! They were a bit to "cakey" for me, but flavor is great! Easy to make. DH would give them a 15

 

[Manerly]

Delicious recipe :). Eventhough mine came out more like a cake than cookie bars. I used fresh pineapple, added 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 cup of mixed nuts (walnut, cashew & almond). I also reduced the sugar to 1 cup. I baked it for 30 mins and I didn't add anything else (powdered sugar or the pineapple frosting that recommended by Domestic Goddess). I will definetely make this again, and maybe I will reduce the sugar even more (because it was still kind of too sweet for me). Also next time, I will definetely do it with the frosting aswell. I bet it will taste even better.