Molly-o Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 11 teaspoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 teaspoons cocoa

Recipe

• 1 to make the base: cream the first amount of butter (1 cup), cocoa (3 tbsp), and sugar.
• 2 add the eggs, flour (1 cup) and vanilla (1 tsp). beat again.
• 3 stir in 1/2 cup slivered almonds.
• 4 spread on greased and floured cookie sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 350. cool completely.
• 5 to make the filling: mix the coconut and sweetened condensed milk together and spread over cooled base.
• 6 bake 15 minutes at 350. cool completely.
• 7 to make the icing: mix the second amount of flour (11 tsp) and milk. boiluntilthickened.
• 8 mix the second amount of butter (1 cup), icing sugar, vanilla (1 tsp) and cocoa (1 tsp) until thick. cool completely.
• 9 add the boiled mixture to the butter mixture and beat until soft and fluffy. spread over cake.
• 10 chill several hours before serving.