Recipe: Tropical Toffee Bars with Macadamia-Coconut Topping

TROPICAL TOFFEE BARS

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine or butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
Macadamia-Coconut Topping (recipe follows)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a rectangular (13x9x2-inch) pan.

Beat margarine, shortening and brown sugar in medium bowl on medium speed until thoroughly mixed. Beat in flour until blended. Press dough in bottom of the prepared pan.

Bake 10 minutes. Spread with topping. Bake 25 minutes longer or until topping is golden brown; cool slightly. Cut into (3x1-inch) bars.

MACADAMIA-COCONUT TOPPING

2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup shredded coconut

Beat eggs in medium bowl on medium speed. Beat in remaining ingredients on low speed.

Makes 32 bars
Source: Oster Hand/Stand Mixer Manual, Model 2382, Sunbeam Products, Inc., 1995