Chocolate Coconut Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 13x9x2 inch pan.
• 3 for cookie base combine sugar, shortening, cocoa, egg and water in a large bowl.
• 4 beat until well blended.
• 5 combine 1 1/4 cups flour and salt.
• 6 add gradually to the creamed mixture.
• 7 stir until just blended.
• 8 press into bottom of greased pan.
• 9 bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• 10 for filling combine condensed milk, 3 tbsp flour and vanilla.
• 11 stir with a spoon until just blended.
• 12 stir in chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut.
• 13 spoon over baked cookie base.
• 14 spread carefully to cover.
• 15 return to oven.
• 16 bake another 20 minutes at 350.
• 17 cool.
• 18 cut into bars@ 1 1/2x1 1/2 inches.