Coconut-Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Coconut-Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

  • Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Pillsbury BEST® Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • Frosting:
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • Dash salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Light cream or milk
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 11 x 17 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking pan.
  2. Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla one at a time until incorporated. In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Beat just until mixed. Stir in coconut. Spread into prepared pan.
  3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 2 dozen bars.
  4. Mix powdered sugar, salt, vanilla and enough light cream to make a frosting of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled bars.
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