Coconut Squares

Name: Coconut Squares
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup flour; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 tablespoons flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups coconut; 1 cup chopped nuts

A cookies & candy favorite from the Martell family cookbook, shared by Brigit Kennedy Martell.

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Method

Mix together the shortening, 1 cup flour, and 1/2 cup brown sugar, and spread in a 9 X 13" pan and bake for 10 minutes at 375°F. Remove from the oven. Mix the eggs, vanilla, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 T flour, salt , coconut, and nuts together well.
Spread this mixture on top of the baked crust immediately after taking it out of the oven. Put it back in the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.

Family note

What makes this ours

This recipe is preserved exactly where it belongs: beside the person who shared it and ready for the next family kitchen.

BKRecipe contributed byBrigit Kennedy Martell