Step #1 In a bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter & the brown sugar, add the eggs, beating well after each addition, beating the mixture until it is light & fluffy, 1 at a time, & beat in the vanilla.
Step #2 In a small bowl whisk together the salt, & the flour, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, the baking powder, & beat the batter until it is just mixd.
Step #3 stir in the the chocolate chips & the coconut, spread the batter evenly in a buttered and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan, & bake it in the middle of a preheated 350F.
Step #4 oven for 25 to 30 mins, or until it begins to pull away from the sides of the pan & crumbs adhere to a tester.
Step #5 Let the mixture cool completely in the pan on a rack & cut it into squares.