Coconut-Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

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Directions

HEAT oven to 350ºF. Spray 11 x 17 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking pan.
BEAT butter and sugar in medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla one at a time until incorporated. In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Beat just until mixed. Stir in coconut. Spread into prepared pan.
BAKE 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 2 dozen bars.
MIX powdered sugar, salt, vanilla and enough light cream to make a frosting of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled bars.

Yield:	2 dozen

What's Needed:

Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Pillsbury BEST® Whole Wheat Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut
FROSTING
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
Dash salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Light cream or milk

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