Coconutty Oat Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter

  softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 2/3 cup brown sugar

  packed
• 1 1/2 cups dates

  chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans

  chopped, or walnuts
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal

  (can also use quick oatmeal)

Instructions

• 1 Beat butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, baking powder and salt with an electric
  mixer in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• 2 Add flour, dates, coconut, pecans or walnuts and oatmeal.
• 3 Stir with a wooden spoon until very well combined; this may take 4-5 minutes.
• 4 Spread into well-greased 11x17” jelly roll pan.
• 5 Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6 Cool; cut into bars.

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