Dream Bars

Author: "Betty Crocker's Cookie Book"
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Ingredients

1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
Almond-Coconut Topping (below)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter and brown sugar in small bowl with spoon. Stir in flour. Press in ungreased rectangular pan, 13-by-9-by-2 inches. Bake 10 minutes.
Spread Almond-Coconut Topping over baked layer. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Cut 8 rows by 4 rows while warm. Makes 32 bars.

Almond-Coconut Topping:
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped almonds
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt


Directions

Mix all ingredients.

Each bar contains 95 calories, 4 g fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 50 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 2 g protei