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Vacuum Cleaner Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Ready In: 70 Minutes
Servings: 6
This recipe was originally in the LA Times. The story is that they are so good that they get sucked up like a vacuum cleaner! My neighbor brought some over to us and they were so rich, delicious and different, that I had to have the recipe. You make them like a bar cookie.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
1 (18 1/2 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 large egg
2 large eggs
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 cup coconut, shredded
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, margarine and 1 egg until moistened.
2. Pat mixture into a 15 x 10-inch greased jelly roll pan.
3. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
4. Remove and cool while you make the top layer.
5. In large bowl, beat 2 eggs lightly.
6. Beat in cream cheese and powdered sugar.
7. Add coconut and nuts.
8. Spread mixture evenly over curst in pan.
9. Bake at 325° for 40-50 minutes or until golden.
10. Cool in pan on a rack to room temperature.
11. Cut into small squares or bars.
By RecipeOfHealth.com