Classic Lemon Coconut Bar Cookies Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelMediumHealth IndexAverage
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 4.5 Ounce (COOKIES:) | |
| Granulated Sugar | 2 Tablespoon (COOKIES:) | |
| Butter | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (COOKIES:) | |
| Cooking spray | ||
| Packed brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (COOKIES:) | |
| Lemon juice | 3 Tablespoon (COOKIES:) | |
| Eggs | 2 Large (COOKIES:) | |
| Sweetened, flaked coconut | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sweetened (COOKIES:) | |
| Powdered sugar | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) (GLAZE:) | |
| 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind | ||
| Lemon juice | 2 Tablespoon (GLAZE:) | |
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350°.
2.
To prepare cookies, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
Combine flour and granulated sugar in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
3.
Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
4.
Combine brown sugar, 3 tablespoons juice, and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Stir in coconut, and pour evenly into pan.
Bake an additional 25 minutes or until set.
5.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, rind, and 2 tablespoons juice, stirring with a whisk.
Spread glaze evenly over cookies.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Cut cookies into squares.
Preheat oven to 350°.
2.
To prepare cookies, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
Combine flour and granulated sugar in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
3.
Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
4.
Combine brown sugar, 3 tablespoons juice, and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Stir in coconut, and pour evenly into pan.
Bake an additional 25 minutes or until set.
5.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, rind, and 2 tablespoons juice, stirring with a whisk.
Spread glaze evenly over cookies.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Cut cookies into squares.
