Tom Thumb Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix and spread crust in 9 x 13 inch pan. bake for 15 minutes at 325 degrees.
• 2 while crust is cooking, beat eggs. add sugar and vanilla. stir in remaining ingredients. spoon topping over hot crust, let it sit for 15-30 seconds to soften topping and then spread carefully over baked crust.
• 3 bake at 325 for 25 minutes. let cookies cool and then sprinkle with powdered sugard and cut into 1" squares.