Chocolate-Coconut Squares

Chocolate-Coconut Squares

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- at room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup flour -- plus 1 tbsp.
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 cup flaked or shredded coconut
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Cooking Directions

1. Cream butter and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar until smooth. 
2. Add 1 cup of the flour and combine until mixture forms coarse crumbs. 
3. Press dough into an 8- or 9-inch square glass baking dish.
4. Microwave on 100% power 3 to 5 minutes, rotating dish if necessary for even doneness. Crust should lose all moist spots and look like a cooked pie shell (it will not brown).
5. Combine eggs, vanilla, nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, remaining flour, and remaining brown sugar.
6. Spread mixture over crust. Microwave on 100% power 4 to 5 minutes, until set, rotating dish if necessary for even doneness.
7. Cool on wire rack, then cut into squares.