CHEWY COCONUT MACADAMIA BARS

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Yield Makes about forty 3- by 1-inch bars

Number Of Ingredients 13

For shortbread layer
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
For topping
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup canned coconut cream such as Coco Lopez
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
a 7-ounce package sweetened flaked coconut
a 7-ounce jar macadamia nuts (about 11/3 cups), large pieces halved

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
  • Make shortbread layer:
  • In a food processor pulse shortbread ingredients until mixture just forms a dough. Pat dough evenly onto bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
  • Make topping while shortbread is baking:
  • In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat and remove pan from heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved and whisk in coconut cream, heavy cream, and lemon juice until combined well. Stir in flaked coconut and nuts.
  • Pour topping over shortbread. Reduce temperature to 325° F. and bake confection until top is golden and center is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool confection completely in pan on a rack and cut into bars. Bars may be made ahead and kept, wrapped well, chilled 4 days or frozen 3 weeks. Serve bars chilled or at room temperature.

Esi Otuba
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I made these bars for my family and they loved them! They're a great snack or dessert.


Tommy Tova
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These bars were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Emmanuel Joshua
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I love how these bars are so versatile. I can add different nuts or dried fruits to change up the flavor.


Dominick Diaz
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These bars were a bit too chewy for my taste.


Rana Ali Husnain
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I love how easy these bars are to make. I can always whip up a batch when I'm craving something sweet.


Emmanuel Koomson
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These bars were a bit too dry for my liking.


mdtaj Ahmed
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I made these bars for my family and they loved them! They're a great snack or dessert.


Irfan Ramzan
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These bars were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Sumaira Butt
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I love how these bars are so versatile. I can add different nuts or dried fruits to change up the flavor.


Tilly Stacey
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These bars were a little too chewy for my taste.


Antonnette Magowe
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These bars were the perfect treat to bring to a potluck. They were easy to make and everyone loved them.


Santosh Sapkota
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I'm not a huge fan of coconut, but these bars were still really good.


mohan badaila
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I made these bars for a bake sale and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!


Colossus Clover
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These bars were a bit too dry for my liking.


Prince Khetraj
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I love how easy these bars are to make. I can always whip up a batch when I'm craving something sweet.


muhofa james
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These bars were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Mohamed Boucetta
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I've made these bars several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're chewy, gooey, and full of coconut and macadamia nut flavor.


Karim Eltabbakh
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These coconut macadamia bars were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.