Dream Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup cream of coconut
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup toasted and chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to middle position. heat oven to 350 degrees. line 13- by 9-inch baking pan with foil let excess foil hang over pan edge. coat foil lightly with cooking spray.
• 2 make crust
• 3 process flour, salt,pecans,sugar,in food processor until pecans are coarsely ground. add butter - pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. press mixture firmly into prepared baking pan. bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. cool on wire rack 20 minutes.
• 4 make topping.
• 5 combine coconut & cream of coconut in bowl. in another bowl, whisk eggs, salt, vanilla,sugar, flour, baking powder, until smooth. stir in pecans, -spread filling over cooled crust. dollop heaping tablespoons of coconut mixture over filling, - spread into even layer.
• 6 bake until topping is deep golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. cool on wire rack, about 2 hours. using foil overhang, lift bars from pan and cut into 24 pieces. serve. (bars can be refrigerated in airtight container for 5 days.