This recipe for toffee-nut bars...

... came from "Forum Feasts," one of those comb-bound cookbooks (this one has fat happy bald guys in togas on the cover) you used to be able to get in the 1960s. Since Hannah posted her baking projects (don't her loaves look scrumptious?) I'm posting mine.

Menticia and I made this recipe for yesterday's painting session with Mark and I gave the two of them the rest to take home; this morning I made another batch to take to Yiddish bookclub this afternoon.

Toffee Nut BarsFor the base layer:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
salt to taste
1 cup flour

Cream the butter and sugar (I actually just melted the butter), add flour and salt. Press into 9x13 pan (it's a thin layer, don't worry) and cook for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

For the topping:

2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped nuts

Mix all the ingredients and spread on top of the base layer you just cooked. Cook for 25 more minutes at 350 degrees.

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