Dream Bars

Name: Dream Bars
Yield: Makes 24 bars
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces/149 grams), dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup, pecans; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 1 1/2 cups (4½ ounces/128 grams), sweetened shredded coconut; 1 cup, cream of coconut; 2 , large eggs; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces/149 grams), 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

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2009

We wanted chewy, toffee-flavored layer bars that shouted coconut and pecans. Getting back to the original recipe was a good first step.

SERVES Makes 24 bars

TIME 2½ hours, plus 2⅓ hours cooling

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