Coconut Blondies

Name: Coconut Blondies
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine; 1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped; 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

9 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4

In saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
5

Remove from heat.
6

Stir in brown sugar and vanilla; add eggs, stirring until well blended.
7

Stir in flour mixture into sugar mixture just until blended.
8

Stir in coconut and pecans.
9

Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
10

Bake until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge of pan comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
11

Do not overbake; blondies will firm as they cool.
12

Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
13

When cool, cut lengthwise into 4 strips and then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.
14

Variations: Pecan Blondies--leave out coconut.
15

Chocolate Chip Blondies--leave out coconut and stir in 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate chips.