Chocolate Cocount Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 unsweetened chocolate squares, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 2 combine eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until thick and light lemon colored. stir in flour and oil just until blended.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine coconut and 1/2 cup of the batter; set aside. stir chocolate into remaining batter. pour chocolate mixture into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan. dollop coconut mixture on top. swirl coconut batter into the chocolate batter with a butter knife or narrow metal spatula.
• 4 bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan on a wire rack; cut into bars.
• 5 makes about 16 coconut chocolate bars.