Caramel Slice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup medium-grind coconut
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large saucepan.
• 2 remove from heat.
• 3 add sugar.
• 4 stir in beaten egg.
• 5 measure in nuts, flour, baking powder, salt and coconut.
• 6 stir well.
• 7 scrape into greased 9" x 9" pan.
• 8 bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until set and medium brown.
• 9 frost when cool with caramel icing.
• 10 icing.
• 11 combine butter, sugar and milk in saucepan.
• 12 bring to boil and simmer 2 minutes.
• 13 cool (to speed up this procedure, run some cold water into the sink and set pan into water, stirring continuously until cool).
• 14 stir in icing (confectioners) sugar.
• 15 if too stiff, add a bit more milk until soft enough to spread.
• 16 smooth over bars.
• 17 cut when set.