Lemon Bars - A Christmas Favorite

Delicious shortbread based lemon bars with coconut and pecans.

Servings: 24 bars

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🧂 Ingredients

Base shortbread layer: 1 1/2 cups flour

3 Tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 stick of butter, softened
For the topping: 3 eggs

slightly beaten, 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup pecans, 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut, 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
Glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest

1 For the base: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix base ingredients together in a
medium sized bowel. Cut butter into dry ingredients and press into a 9x13 pan.
Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees F, until lightly brown.
2 For the topping: Mix all ingredients and spread on base layer. Bake 25-30
minutes at 350 degrees F. Slightly loosen edges a little before adding glaze.
3 For the glaze: Mix all ingredients together. Drizzle onto the bars right after
you take them out of the oven, while still hot.
4 Let the bars cool, cut into squares, and enjoy.