Chewy Peanut Butter Bars

 

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups Flour
  • 1¾ tsp. Baking powder
  • ¾ cup Creamy peanut butter or 1 cup crunchy
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla
  • ½ cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 1 cup Coconut
  • ½ cup Solid veg. Shortening
  • 1½ cups White sugar

Directions

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl and set aside. Combine shortening, peanut butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at low speed until well blended. Add dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Stir in coconut. Spread batter in well greased 9 x 13 pan. Batter is very stiff. Bake 25 - 35 min. at 350 deg or until golden brown. Cool completely and cut into 24 bars.