Olive's Tom Thumb Bar Cookies

Olive’s Tom Thumb Bar Cookies

Published on November 3, 2014 | In By
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Olive DeWald used to make these for her daughters Dottie, Phyllis and DeeDee when they were kids in the 1940s.  They are an extra-special cookie that’s chewy and rich and as sweet-tastin’ as candy.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Crisco (no substitutions!)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/2 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

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Instructions

  1. Cream together Crisco and salt. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar and cream thoroughly. Add 1 cup flour and blend.
  2. Spread mixture in 8 x 12-inch pan greased with Crisco.
  3. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until delicately browned.
  4. In separate bowl, add remaining 1 cup brown sugar and vanilla to beaten eggs, beating until thick and foamy.
  5. Add 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, coconut and nuts. Blend.
  6. Spread over baked mixture. Return to over and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
  7. Cool and cut into small rectangles.

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