Dream Bars Recipes

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour

Top:

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 1 cup nuts

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar; add flour. Press into 9x13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.

For top: Beat eggs until foamy. Mix in sugar; add vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into egg mixture. Add coconut and nuts. Spread mixture over partially baked crust.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Serves 12.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups rolled quick oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 lb. dates
• 1 cup water

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Sift flour with soda and salt; and add with rolled oats to mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Roll out on floured board. Pat 1/2 on bottom of 8x11 inch greased baking dish. Boil together dates, water and brown sugar until thick. Cool and spread over dough in baking dish. Top with remaining 1/2 of dough. Bake 25-30 minutes in 350 degree F oven. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Cut into desired size bars. Makes 18-24 bars.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 eggs
• powdered sugar

Directions

Combine flour, butter and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. Spread in an 8 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 5-10 minutes. Combine vanilla, coconut, pecans, remaining brown sugar and eggs. Mix well and pour into baked mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Crust:

• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Egg Mixture:

• 2 eggs (well beaten)
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
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• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar

  Directions:

  Mix ingredients to a crumbly mass. Pat into a pan. Bake 10 minutes in moderate oven.
  

  Beat eggs until lemon colored. Add rest of ingredients. After taking crust from oven, place 1 small pkg. chocolate chips over crust. Also sprinkle 3/4 cup shredded coconut. Pour egg mixture over top and bake 30 minutes. Cut while warm.
  

  By Robin

Crust:

Melt 1 stick butter or margarine in bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs. Pat out smooth in pan. This forms the crust.

Sprinkle the following over the crust:

• 1 cup coconut
• 1 package chocolate chips
• 1 cup nut meats
• 1 package butterscotch chips

Drizzle 1 can condensed milk over this. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes. Cool and cut in squares.

Alternate Crust:

• 1 cup unsifted flour
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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• 1/2 cup butter (softened)

Mix together and pat into 9x13 inch pan.

By Robin from Washington, IA