Old-Fashioned Coconut-Pecan Squares

Name: Old-Fashioned Coconut-Pecan Squares
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 2 1/2 cups packed (17 1/2 ounces/496 grams), light brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour; , Salt; 5 , large eggs (3 separated, 2 whole); 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped fine; 1 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), sweetened shredded coconut, toasted and chopped fine; 1 tablespoon, confectioners' sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods

Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2016

This heirloom recipe deserved a modern makeover.

SERVES Makes 24 bars

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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