Prep: 20 mins + Cooling | Bake: 40 min + cooling | Makes: 3 dozen

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter, melted

Filling:

3 large eggs

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, melted

3 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp salt

4 cups flaked coconut, divided

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 13×9″ baking pan with parchment paper, letting ends extend up and over sides.
  2. In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and salt; stir in 1 cup melted butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light brown. Coool 10 minutes on a wire rack.
  3. Reduce oven temp to 325°F.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the first seven filling ingredients until blended, stir in 3 cups coconut. Pour over crust, sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with parchment paper, remove from pan. Cut into bars.