Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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.

Jenn

SPRINKLE WITH MURDER***CUT TO THE CORPSE***STUCK ON MURDER


And now to celebrate the upcoming release of THE LONG QUICHE GOODBYE,
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6 comments:

  1. We love anything with pineapple in it in this house! And you're right about the sunblock, Jenn..It lingers in the air! Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  2. Oh yes, I'm in. These look scrumptious and I happen to have pineapple in the house. Now I just need some coconut and these are being made! Feeling the sweet this week!

    Julie

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  3. The smell of sunblock. LOL What a refreshing recipe.

    ~Avery

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  4. Just reading this recipe makes me feel like I've had a trip to the tropics -- going into my keeper file. :) Thank you Jenn (and Kelly).

    ~ Cleo
    Coffeehouse Mystery.com
    Cleo Coyle on Twitter

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  5. Oh, Jenn, these sound fabulous! Love the smell of sunblock, and I'm in such a pineapple mood these days. These are on my must try list!

    ~ Krista

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