Dottie’s Coconut-lemon Bars

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains	New England	Blank	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1/2	c	Butter
1/4	c	Brown sugar
3		Eggs, beaten
2	c	Brown sugar, packed
1/2	t	Salt
1	c	Shredded unsweetened
		Coconut
1/2	c	Raisins
1/2	c	Walnuts, chopped
2	T	Lemon juice
1	t	Lemon rind, grated

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix flour, butter, and 1/4 c sugar. Press firmly into the bottom of a
greased 9x13" pan. Bake 10 min at 350. Cool.  Mix all the remaining
ingredients. Spread over the crust layer. Bake  20 min at 350.  Yankee
Magazine 7/81, Great New England Cooks: Mary Bosqui  From: Michael Loo
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #242  Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 17:57:03
-0400  From: BobbieB1@aol.com

A Message from our Provider:

“You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1163 Calories From Fat: 345 Total Fat: 39.8g Cholesterol: 200.5mg Sodium: 390.1mg Potassium: 845.9mg Carbohydrates: 200.8g Fiber: 10.6g Sugar: 133.6g Protein: 18.7g

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