Chewy Peanut Butter Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. flaked coconut (about 1/2 of 7 oz. pkg.)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
In bowl of electric mixer, combine granulated and brown sugars, peanut butter, shortening, eggs and vanilla.
Beat at high speed until light and creamy.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to egg mixture.
Stir to mix well.
Stir in coconut.
Spread dough (it will be quite stiff) evenly in greased cake pan.
Bake about 25 minutes or until a rich golden brown.
Test with cake tester as you test any cake.
Cool in pan.
Cut into 2 x 1 1/2-inch bars.
Yields 3 dozen.