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Pear Bar Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 65 Minutes
Servings: 16
When you're in the mood for bars that are a little bit different, bake these spiced goodies featuring mellow pears and tender coconut. The small-size batch will disappear before you know it.—Cora Dunlop, Boston Bar, British Columbia
Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
filling:
2 eggs
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 medium pears, peeled and diced
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until golden brown.
2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and ginger; stir into egg mixture just until moistened. Gently stir in pears and coconut.
3. Spread over warm crust. Bake 20-23 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 16 bars.
By RecipeOfHealth.com