Pear Bar Cookies
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients:
-----BASE----- 1 1/2
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Sifted all purpose flour 1/3
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Granulated sugar 1/3
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Butter/margarine
-----TOPPING----- 1
lg
Or 2 medium fresh bartlett
-pears 2
lg
Eggs 1/2
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Sugar packed 1/3
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Sifted all purpose flour 1/4
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Baking powder 1/4
ts
Salt 1/4
ts
Ground ginger 1/2
ts
Vanilla 1/2
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Flaked coconut
Directions:
Prepare shortbread base by combining flour with sugar. Cut in
butter/margarine until particles are fine. Press shortbread firmly
over bottom of greased 9 inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees
about 20 minutes, until edges are very lightly browned. Meanwhile,
pare, core, and dice pear to measure 1 1/4 cups. Beat eggs with brown
sugar until light. Stir flour, baking powder, salt and ginger
together. Stir into egg mixture, along with vanilla. Fold in diced
pear and coconut. Spoon over hot baked shortbread layer; spread,
level. Return to oven and bake 25 minutes longer until lightly
browned. Cool in pan. Cut into bars when cold.
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