FRUIT CAKE MIX - COCONUT BARS 
PASTRY:

1 c. sifted Gold Medal flour
1/2 c. butter
3 tbsp. confectioners' sugar

FILLING:

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. Gold Medal flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. fruit cake mix

Heat oven to 350 degrees. With hands, mix flour, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread thin with fingers in 8 x 8 inch pan. Bake about 20 minutes.

Stir rest of ingredients into eggs. Spread on top of baked pastry (no need to cool). Bake about 25 minutes. Cool. Cut in bars and place in tight can to either freeze or refrigerate.

 

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