Holiday Cherry Cheese Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. walnut pieces, divided
1 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. butter flavor crisco
1/2 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease 13 x 9 pan with butter flavored crisco. Chop 1/2 c. nuts coarsely for topping, set aside. Chop remaining 1/2 c. finely. For crust combine flour and brown sugar, cut in crisco until fine crumbs form.
Add 1/2 c. finely chopped nuts and coconut. Mix well. Remove 1/2 c. mixture, set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.