Walnut Coconut Toffee Bars

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening (I use 1 cube, or ½ cup of cheap margarine instead of the shortening and margarine combination; make sure the margarine has 100 calories per tablespoon)
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
Walnut-coconut topping

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light. Blend in flour. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased baking pan, 13x9x2 inches.

Bake 10 minutes. Spread with topping. (be careful, the base is still pretty gooey, spread carefully) Bake 25 minutes longer or until topping is golden brown. Cool slightly. Cut into bars, about 3x1 inch. (I use a sturdy plastic knife, makes it easier - this works well for brownies too)

Walnut-Coconut Topping

2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded coconut (Baker's is best)
1 cup chopped walnuts (or you can use almonds or pecans)