A simple flour, sugar, and butter crust holds an enticing blend of pistachios and chewy coconut in these easy bar cookies.
Pistachio Bars
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 25
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Base
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
Topping
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pistachios
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, combine flour and 1/4 cup sugar; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture in bottom of ungreased 8-inch square pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, beat egg slightly in medium bowl. Add all remaining topping ingredients except pistachios and coconut; mix well. Stir in pistachios and coconut.
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Step4Remove pan from oven. Spoon and spread coconut mixture evenly over warm base. Return to oven; bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.
Nutrition
120
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 65
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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