Chocolate drizzled pineapple-coconut bars

The ever present smell of tropical

sunblock in the summer gives me a

hankering for some treats, specifically

of the pineapple-coconut kind.

This recipe was given to me by a friend

(thanks, Kelly) and she warned me to put

aside a few of the cookies for myself

after they were made because they

wouldn't last. She was not kidding.

32 cookies gone in 24 hours, I swear!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup well-drained crushed pineapple
3/4 cup toasted chopped macadamia nuts
Six squares semi-sweet baker’s chocolate

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°.Blend crust ingredients together well; pat into a greased 9-inch square or 10 x 7-inch oblong baking pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes, until just barely browned; set aside.
Sift 1/4 cup flour with baking powder and salt. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs with brown sugar; stir in flour mixture then coconut, pineapple, and toasted nuts. Spread topping mixture over the baked crust; bake 25 to 30 minutes, until set. Cut into bars while warm. Makes about 32 bars.
Once the bars have cooled, melt the chocolate squares in a double boiler or microwave. Stir with a fork and use the fork to drizzle the chocolate over the cookies. Chocolate will harden once cooled.

Enjoy! WWW.JENNMCKINLAY.COM

Jenn

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