½ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ cup flour

Cream butter and brown sugar together. Mix these well. Stir in flour (will resemble coarse crumbs) Press mixture into ungreased cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for only 15 minutes.

Coconut Nut Topping:
3 eggs until foamy
1 ½ cup brown sugar until thick
¼ cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 ½ cup coconut––cut fine
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat eggs until foamy. And brown sugar until thick. Sift dry ingredients together. And blend into egg mixture. Stir in coconut that is cut fin and chopped nuts and vanilla. Spread this mixture over the cooked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut with wet sharp knife. Makes about 3 dozen bars.