Coconut Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted,plus
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1 pinch salt
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar'til light and fluffy.
• 3 mix in 1 cup of flour.
• 4 spread dough in an 8" square baking pan.
• 5 bake 25-30 minutes.
• 6 while mixture is baking, combine beaten eggs with 1 cup of brown sugar and beat until smooth.
• 7 toss the 2 tbs of flour with the coconut and then combine with the vanilla extract, nuts and the salt.
• 8 mix the coconut mixture into the egg mixture.
• 9 spread topping over baked crust and return to oven.
• 10 bake 20 more minutes.
• 11 cool thoroughly before cutting into 16 squares.
• 12 if you want, dust with confectioners sugar.