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Coconut Bars recipe with macadamia nuts have a tropical flavor with orange glaze and butter.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts, or other nuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • Orange Glaze, below

PREPARATION:

Cream butter and brown sugar; add egg and beat well. Combine flour, salt and soda; add to first mixture alternately with milk and vanilla, beating after each addition. Stir in oats, nuts, and coconut.

Bake at 350° in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned lightly. While baking, prepare glaze.

Orange Glaze

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
Combine ingredients in a saucepan and boil until syrupy. Spread glaze on cookies while they are still hot. After coconut bars are glazed, cut in squares and remove to a rack.

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