As my husband is a coconut lover, I try to make at least one of my holiday cookies with coconut. These are yummy and make nice gifts for family and friends.
Makes 48 bars
Cookie Base
1 cup butter melted
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup flour
Coconut Topping
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
14 oz pkg of shredded coconut
reserving 1/2 cup to sprinkle over top
Preheat oven to 375. Spray a 9x13 inch cake pan with cooking spray. Place the melted butter, sugar, and cocoa into a large bowl and mix with a mixer. Add the eggs and flour and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread out evenly with a spatula. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until the cake just pulls away from the sides of the pan. Let cool slightly and prepare the topping. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs,vanilla, and sugar together. Gently fold in the flour and coconut. Drop by mounds onto the chocolate layer and gently spread out. I find my hand worked best for this, patting it out gently. Sprinkle the reserved coconut onto the top. Bake for 15 minutes at 375 then turn the oven down to 350 and bake 15 minutes more. Cut into bars and store in an airtight container.
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