Lemon Coconut Bar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, chilled
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut, sweetened
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   To prepare cookies, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup level with a knife. Combine flour and granulated sugar in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

3. 3

   Press mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Combine brown sugar, 3 tablespoons juice, and eggs in a medium bowl, stir ring with a whisk. Stir in coconut pour evenly into pan. Bake an additional 25 minutes or until set.

5. 5

   To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, rind, and 2 tablespoons juice, stir ring with a whisk. Spread glaze evenly over cookies. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut cookies into squares.