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Delicious gooey bars with pecan and coconut dessert
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Granny's Goody Bars Recipe

Granny's good bars recipe are an easy sweet treat made with a boxed cake mix. This layered dessert cookie bars are a classic and have been around forever. The creamy ooey gooey top layer is so delicious with just the right amount of coconut flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 36 Goody Bars
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern

Ingredients

  • 1 Boxed White Cake Mix I used Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist
  • 1 Stick of Butter melted
  • 3 Eggs divided use (see instructions)
  • ¾ cup Pecans chopped
  • 8 ounce Cream Cheese softened
  • 16 ounce Box of Confectioner's Sugar
  • 1 cup Moist Flaked Coconut this is the sweetened coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • In a mixing bowl, use a hand electric mixer to combine the cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg. Batter will be stiff; spread into an ungreased 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • Next, spread the chopped pecans over the cake mix layer then gently press them into just a little bit.
  • For the final layer; in a mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and 2 eggs with a hand mixer at medium speed.
  • Next, add the flaked coconut and combine. Pour the creamy coconut mixture over the bottom layers in the baking dish.
  • Bake 45 minutes.
  • Allow the goody bars to cool completely then cover and refrigerate overnight Cut into small squares for serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 60mg | Sugar: 14g