Chocolate Macaroon Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups sweetened long shred coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 for the base, cut butter into 1/2 -inch pieces. in a food processor, process all ingredientsuntil mixture begins to form small lumps.
• 3 you can also do this with your hands. sprinkle mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan and press evenlu into ther bottom of the pan.
• 4 bake in the middle of the oven until golden, about 15-20 minutes.
• 5 while the base is baking, prepare the topping. as soon as the base comes out of the oven, sprinkle evenly with the chocolate chips.
• 6 when they melt, spread the chocolate out evenly with a spatula.
• 7 for the topping, whisk together the egg whites, sugar and vanilla. stir in the flour and coconut.
• 8 drop small spoonfuls of the mixture onto chocolate and spread evenly with a fork.
• 9 bake in the middle of the oven until the top is golden, about 30 minutes. cool completely in pan and cut into 48 bars.
• 10 store in airtight container for up to 5 days at room temperature. freeze for longer storage.