Quick Coconut Bars Recipes

CHEWY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, cream the shortening, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Slowly blend in flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut. Spread the mixture evenly in pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.

BUTTERY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides., In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and salt; stir in 1 cup melted butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until light brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°., In a large bowl, whisk the first 7 filling ingredients until blended; stir in 3 cups coconut. Pour over crust; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake until light golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. Cut into bars.

EASY CHOCOLATE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients (except the icing ingredients) in a bowl and mix well.
• Press mixture firmly into a greased 19cmx29cm (or thereabouts) rectangular slice pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree F (180 degree C) oven for 20 minutes.
• Whilst baking make the icing by sifting together the icing sugar and cocoa.
• Stir in the butter and enough milk to make it spreadable.
• Remove the slice from the oven and spread with the icing while still hot.
• Cool in pan.
• Cut into bars or squares to serve.