Mama's Lemon Sour Cookie Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sifted flour
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup moist flaked coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2 mix the flour and butter together until it resembles a very fine crumb.
• 3 sprinkle evenly into the bottom of an 11 x 7" pan, and pat lightly to smooth out any lumps.
• 4 bake for 10 minutes at 350°.
• 5 meanwhile beat the eggs, and mix in the brown sugar, nuts, coconut, vanilla and baking powder.
• 6 spread this mixture onto the baked crust as soon as you take it from the oven.
• 7 return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes at 350°.
• 8 mix the lemon rind and juice with the confectioner's sugar to make a creamy glaze.
• 9 spread the lemon glaze evenly over the top of the hot cookie mixture as soon as you take it from the oven.
• 10 cool completely before cutting into squares.
• 11 store in an airtight container as the lemon glaze will dry out if left out for more than a day.
• 12 (this is not usually a problem because there are never any leftovers!)**i use the angel flake coconut in the can or the bag.
• 13 any brand of moist, flaked coconut will do, but you do not want to use the dry, shredded coconut for this recipe.