Dream Bars

"Betty Crocker's Cookie Book"
Published: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001 12:00 a.m. MDT

Desserts > Cookies > Dream Bars

Ingredients

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


Directions

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

Mix all ingredients.

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