Cranberry Pecan Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter

  softened (3 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

  firmly packed
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 2 cups sweetened coconut
• 3 cups pecans

  coarsely chopped (measure after chopping)
• 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 Grease or spray a large 15-1/2"x20” cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 In large bowl, combine butter, sugars, vanilla, eggs, salt and baking soda.
• 4 Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• 5 Stir in flour, dried cranberries, coconut and pecans with wooden spoon until
  combined.
• 6 Stir thoroughly; this may take 4-5 minutes.
• 7 Spread mixture into a greased cookie sheet and pat down firmly.
• 8 Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned and a
  toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 Cool completely before cutting into bars.

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