Dark Chocolate-Coconut Brownie Bars

"This is the best dessert you've ever made." -my live-in recipe tester
This recipe is pretty decadent - not necessarily the healthiest dessert recipe but definitely one of the most delicious I have had in a while.  You can eat the finished product a bit warm, with your favorite vegan ice cream on top, or just like a cookie bar or brownie.

Dark Chocolate-Coconut Brownie Bars

Ingredients:

Out of the oven

-2 cups flour 
-3/4 cup softened vegan butter (like Earth Balance or margarine)
-1 tsp baking powder
-1 tsp vanilla
-2 cups brown sugar
-3/4 tsp salt
-3 egg replacers (1 tsp ground flax and 1 tbsp water per egg, or Ener-G, or another store bought egg replacer)
-1 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
-1 cup shredded coconut
-1/2 cup pecans or walnuts (optional; I didn't use)

Method:

All ingredients mixed together

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x13" glass Pyrex dish and set aside.

Mix together the softened (almost liquid) vegan butter, egg replacers, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.

Add the baking powder and salt and combine well.  Then add flour and combine.  Then stir in chocolate chips and coconut (and nuts if using).

Spoon the dough into the baking dish and use a large spoon or spatula to pat down evenly.  Bake for about 35 minutes and cool on a rack.  Serve!

Dough patted down and ready for the oven