Thursday, March 14, 2024

Coconut Lemon Squares

 There has been very little time for baking at my house the past couple of months.  However, I came across this recipe from my mother's box of recipes recently and when it was my turn to bring the goodies for after church coffee hour a couple of weeks ago, I decided to give them a try.

My grandmother loved to bake and this was one of her cookies. You can see that this recipe was well used and well loved.   Seeing it in my mom's recipe box brought back some wonderful memories.  My mom loves to bake too and since she has been staying here with us she was able to walk me through my first time making them for myself.  

Coconut Lemon Squares

First Layer:

1 1/2 cups flour            1 cup brown sugar         1/2 cup soft butter

Mix together and pat down firmly in a 9x13 pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 10 min. Remove from oven and top with filling.

Filling: 

2 eggs      1 cup brown sugar     1 1/2 cup coconut     1 cup chopped walnuts

2 tbsp flour     1/2 tsp baking powder     1/4 tsp salt     1 tsp vanilla

Beat the eggs in a large bowl.  Then add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well.  Spread evenly over the baked bottom mixture and return to the oven.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly,  While still warm spread lemon glaze over the top.

Lemon Glaze:

1 cup confectioner's sugar     1tbsp melted butter     juice from one lemon  (3 tbsp)

Cool completely before cutting into squares.


They were as delicious as I remembered! When I brought them to church not a crumb was left.  By the way, I baked up the Amish Sugar Cookies above as well.  That's another scrumptious recipe,  If you have never baked them you can probably find the recipe for those on line.  If you like coconut and lemon, give these squares a try. I don't think you will be disappointed. 



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7 comments:

  1. Oh, Gloria, the cookies all look delicious! Great job! And the flowers in your previous post are just gorgeous, especially the red roses. Looks like you had a wonderful birthday and Valentine's Day! I want to thank you for stopping by Writing Straight from the Heart today and for commenting, too. You are a sweet blog friend!

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  2. P.S. Gloria. How kind that you are taking care of your Mom. I didn't know you were doing that. God will bless you for every moment spent.

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  3. Just reading the recipe for the Lemon Coconut Squares makes me want to make them. How lovely that you made them with your Mom right there. Blessings to both of you 💗

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  4. Well I love coconut and lemon so these sound like a winner to me. Thank you for your lovely comment on my recent post, everything seems to be progressing well with the pregnancy this time so we're very hopeful and looking forward to June. I left a happy birthday message on your last post but it looks as though it's vanished into the ether, sorry about that.

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  5. How nice to have that recipe and then to make it with your dear mom's guidance. They look delicious!

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  6. You made a delicious selection of cookies Gloria. Easter blessings to you all.

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