strawberry coconut squares
(2 ratings)
These are a delicious cookie bar that I make that you can use any flavor of preserves that you want. I have used raspberry , apricot and even orange and the are just as great but my favorite is the strawberry.
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(2 ratings)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For strawberry coconut squares
- FOR THE CRUST
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2 cflour
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1/2 cpowdered sugar
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1 cbutter or margarine
- FOR THE CENTER
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1/2 cstrawberry jam (i use my home made jam)
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4 lgeggs ; beaten
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2 csugar
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1/2 clemon juice
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2 tsplemon peel
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1/4 cflour
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1 1/2 ccoconut
- FOR THE TOP
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1 pkgpremade whipped cream cheese frosting
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toasted coconut for garnish
How To Make strawberry coconut squares
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1For the crust: In your food processor mix together the flour , powdered sugar and butter until crumbly.
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2Press crumbly mixture into a 13x9" glass baking dish (cake pan) and Bake @ 350° until lightly browned about 20 minutes.
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3Once you take it out of the oven spread it with the strawberry jam or your favorite flavor of jam.
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4Beat together the eggs , sugar , lemon juice and rind until smooth.
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5Sift together the flour and baking powder and combine with the egg and sugar mixture and add the coconut.
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6Pour over top of the jam layer and spread out evenly.
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7Bake @ 350° for about 22-25 minutes ; cool , frost with a thin layer of the pre-made frosting and lightly sprinkle with the toasted coconut and cut into squares....Enjoy
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