Missionary Farewells - Dream Bars

Another great place to take food to willing eaters. The missionary is Canon Jackson, Mother's great-grandson, my great-nephew. And he is - pretty great, that is. Cheri, his mom, hosted of very big lunch and open house after church, so I volunteered to take cookies. I made Dream Bars - a recipe I remember well that Mother made for special occasions. My goodness, it was so good. I did have to taste one last night, and another at lunch today. Cheri said that she remembered the cookies too - I'm sure her mom, Geralee, made them as well.

DREAM BARS
Part I
1 cup butter or 1 square butter and 1 square margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
Mix together to crumb mass then pack into pan 22 in. by 12 in. (a cookie sheet is good). Bake in oven 375°F for 12 min. Remove from oven and cool.
Part II
5 eggs
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups coconut
2 cups walnuts chopped
Beat eggs light. Add sugar and vanilla. Mix flour, salt, baking powder together. Sift over nuts and coconut. Then add to egg mixture. Pour over baked crust evenly. Return to oven 375°F and bake 20 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.