Mrs. Claus' Christmas & Holiday Cookies - Recipe for Walnut Crumb Bars

Walnut Crumb Bars

Makes 36 bars • From the kitchen of Dora Grimm

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 eggs
1 package (12 ounce) vanilla wafers, very finely crushed (3 1/4 cup crumbs)
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  2. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.

  3. In large bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.

  4. At low speed, beat in eggs, one at a time, alternately with crumbs.

  5. With rubber spatula, fold in coconut and nuts.

  6. Pour into prepared baking pan.

  7. Bake for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.