Coconut-chocolate-nut Chewies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar well.
• 2 add eggs and beat thoroughly.
• 3 add vanilla and blend.
• 4 sift flour, salt and baking powder together.
• 5 add to creamed ingredients.
• 6 beat until smooth.
• 7 stir in nuts, chocolate chips and coconut.
• 8 spread into greased 10-1/2" x 15-1/2" pan.
• 9 bake at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes.
• 10 cut into 1 x 3-1/2" bars when almost cool.
• 11 yield: 3-1/2 dozen bars.