One of the 5″ must have” Christmas cookies.

Crust ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c flour
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/2 c butter

Filling ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 c brown sugar
• 1 1/2 c coconut
• 1 c walnuts, chopped
• 2 Tab flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Icing ingredients:

• 2 c powdered sugar
• 2 Tab butter
• 2 Tab lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275°.
2. Mix crust and pat into 9×13 glass pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes.
4. Increase oven temperature to 350°.
5. Beat eggs and add rest of filling ingredients.
6. Spread on crust and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
7. Mix icing and spread on cookies while warm.
8. Cut into bars when cool.

Serves:  3 dozen cookies

Source: Mary Jo’s Aunt Winnie