Purity Copycat Coconut Bars

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, Newfoundland

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 35

Servings: cookies

Calories: 202kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Being born and raised a Newfoundlander, I've had my fair share of Purity brand cookies and treats. By far, the most delicious, and my personal favourite, are the coconut bars. This Purity Copycat Coconut Bars recipe is for everyone who moved away from home and cannot easily find Purity products, and also, for those of us who think there should have been more than 10 of those coconut bars packed into the assorted biscuits package!

Print Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups toasted coconut
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together until they are well combined.
Beat in the egg and both extracts.
Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon to the bowl and on low speed, beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated.
Add the toasted coconut and fold it in with a spatula.
Divide the cookie dough into two halves.
Working with one half at a time, roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness between two sheets of parchment paper.
Using a rectangular-shaped cookie cutter, press it into the dough to cut out the shape. Leave the cookie cutter pressed into the dough! Use a fork and lightly drag the tines of the fork down the length of the cookie several times, if needed, to create scores in the dough. Continue to do this until you have used up all of the space on the rolled dough.
Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheet.
Re-roll the dough as needed to get as many cookies as possible.
Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, or until the cookie is lightly golden brown in colour.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition