Coconut Pineapple Bars

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon(s) rum extract
• 4 ounce(s) cream cheese - softened and chunked
• FROSTING:
• 2 cup(s) flour
• 1 cup(s) butter or margarine - softened
• 4 eggs
• 2 cup(s) sugar
• + 12 more ingredients
• • 1 cup(s) flaked coconut
  • ½ cup(s) flour
  • BARS:
  • 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon(s) salt
  • ½ teaspoon(s) rum extract
  • ½ cup(s) powdered sugar
  • 7 tablespoon(s) reserved pineapple juice - or more if desired
  • 4 ounce(s) cream cheese - softened
  • 20 ounce(s) can crushed pineapple, drained - reserve juice
  • 6 tablespoon(s) powdered sugar
  • 1 cup(s) pine nuts - toasted and chopped, can also use macadamia nuts

Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom and side of a 9x13 pan. Drain pineapple, reserve juice. In a medium bowl mix flour, butter and powdered sugar until well combine and crumbly. Press in the pan and bake for 10 minutes. In same bowl, beat eggs with a wire whisk until blended. Stir in pinapple,...

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