Lemon/Coconut Squares

Name: Lemon/Coconut Squares
Yield: Makes about 24
Ingredients: Juice of 1 lemon; ¼ tsp. salt; ½ tsp. baking powder; 2 tblsp. flour; 1 c. chopped nuts; 1 tblsp. melted butter or regular margarine; 1 c. confectioners sugar; ½ tsp. vanilla; 1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed; 2 eggs, beaten; 1½ c. flaked or shredded coconut; ½ c. brown sugar, firmly packed; 1½ c. sifted flour; ½ c. butter or regular margarine

Preparation info

Makes about
24

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Cookies have fresh lemon-coconut flavor—an all-time favorite

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

1½ c. sifted flour
½ c. brown sugar, firmly packed
½

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Mix together ingredients for cookie dough; pat down well in buttered 13 X 9 X 2" pan. Bake in very slow oven (275°) 10 minutes.
To make filling, combine eggs, sugar, coconut, nuts, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Spread on top of baked mixture. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 20 minutes.
While still warm, spread with frosting made by combining conf