Coconut Peanut Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• light cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 create a creamed mixture of sugar, peanut butter and butter or margarine.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• 4 stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture.
• 5 beat just till well mixed.
• 6 stir in coconut.
• 7 spread in greased 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan.
• 8 bake in 350ºf oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 9 cool.
• 10 cut into bars.
• 11 drizzle with confectioners' icing.
• 12 --confectioners'icing: mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and enough light cream to make spreading consistency.
• 13 stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and dash salt.