Delicious Coconut Filled Brownie Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips (for top of batter)
• 2 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/4-1/3 cup mini chocolate chip
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease an 11 x 7-inch baking pan, then fit with parchment paper to overhang on sides to lift out the brownies after baking.
• 3 to make the coconut mixture, in a medium bowl, stir all coconut ingredients together with a fork (i use my hands to mix this); mix until "pasty".
• 4 in another bowl, stir together butter and sugar.
• 5 add in eggs and vanilla; mix well to combine.
• 6 sift together flour, baking soda and salt, add to the creamed mixture; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• 7 pour about 2/3 of the brownie mixture into the pan.
• 8 top with all of the coconut mixture, spreading as evenly as possible.
• 9 top with spoonfuls of the remaining brownie mixture.
• 10 sprinkle 1-1/2 cups mini chocolate chips over top of batter (do not mix in).
• 11 bake for about 30-35 minutes.
• 12 reduce oven heat to 325°f for the final 10 minutes of baking.
• 13 cool and refrigerate for about an hour.
• 14 lift out the brownie from the pan lifting out with the overlapping parchment paper.
• 15 cut into squares.
• 16 delicious!