- 16
- 40 mins
- 85 mins
Ingredients
- Buttercream Frosting:
- 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, divided use
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting, optional
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons milk
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Combine 1/2 cup of the brown sugar and the butter in a large bowl. Beat with electric mixer until fluffy.
Add 1 cup of the flour; beat until crumbly. Pat dough into 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan. Bake 20 minutes. Cool.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Beat eggs in a medium bowl with mixer; beat in remaining 1 cup of the brown sugar.
Add vanilla; beat to mix. Mix remaining 2 tablespoons of the flour with baking powder and salt in small bowl; add to egg-brown-sugar mixture.
Stir in coconut and walnuts. Spread over prepared pastry. Bake 25 minutes. Cool.
For frosting, combine sugar, butter, vanilla and 1 Tablespoon milk in mixing bowl; stir until smooth. Add remaining milk as needed. Cut walnut pastry into squares. Frost squares (or dust with confectioners' sugar).
Yield: 16 bars