Coconut Bar Cookie Recipe

Using the following ingredients for this coconut bar cookie recipe:

Unsalted butter, softened	½ cup or 1 stick
Light brown sugar, packed	¼ cup
Egg	1 large
All purpose flour	½ cup
Baking soda	¼ tsp
Salt	¼ tsp
Cinnamon	1 tsp
Sweetened shredded coconut	1½ cups
Dried fruits,	½ cup
preferably cranberries or cherries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and grease an 8-inch square baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
Cream softened butter with sugar until smooth.
Add egg and mix well.
Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and combine.
Thoroughly mix in coconut and dried fruits.
Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until cookies are browned and firm to touch.
Cool completely in baking pan on wire rack before cutting.

Idea for this coconut bar cookie recipe is from Big, Soft, Chewy Cookies by Jill Van Cleave.