Coconut Caramel Bars

Ingredients

Crust:
1 1/4 cups Davis Baking Mix
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut

Toppings:
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (10 oz.) caramel, from a block or unwapped candies or Caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup toasted shredded sweetened coconut

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.; Lightly gease a 9 x 13 inch or 11 x 11 inch pan; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar, vanilla, baking mix and 1 1/2 cups of the coconut. Spread the mixture in the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top of bars. Let chocolate soften for 5 minutes, then spread evenly across top. In a saucepan, or in microwave melt caramel on low heat, stirring frequently, until it can be poured. Drizzle caramel over top of bars. Sprinkle on remaining coconut.

Loosen edges of the crust with a knife and set on cooling rack to cool completely. Cut bars into even pieces and serve.

Makes about 24 squares