Lemon-coconut Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2/3 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• powdered sugar, for sprinkling on top

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine flour, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.
• 3 cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
• 4 press into a lightly buttered 13 x 9-inch pan. bake for 15 minutes.
• 5 while crust is baking, prepare the topping.
• 6 in a mixing bowl combine the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt, and baking powder. beat with an electric mixer at low speed until thoroughly blended. stir in coconut.
• 7 remove pan from oven and pour topping over the crust.
• 8 return pan to oven and bake 25 minutes longer.
• 9 cool; sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into 24 pieces.