Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - each of soft butter and sugar
• 1 cup and 1 1/2 tbsp - sifted refined flour
• 2 - eggs, beaten
• A big pinch of salt
• 1 cup - brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp - baking powder
• 1 cup - shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup - each of chopped walnut, almonds, groundnuts and cashewnuts

How to Make Coconut Bars

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix in 1 cup and 1 1/2 tbsp. flour and mix thoroughly.
• Put in a well-greased baking pan and bake in a mode oven for 20 mins.
• While it is baking, beat the eggs well, mix in the remaining ingredients with the exception of coconut.
• Spread over the partly baked bottom, sprinkle coconut on top and continue baking till a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cut into small slices while still warm.
• Cool and store in airtight tin.