Fudgy coconut q-fest squares
48 Squares
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter, softened |
| 1½ | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Pure vanilla extract |
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ¼ | cup | Baking cocoa |
| ½ | cup | Walnuts or pecans, chopped |
| 1 | can | Sweetened condensed milk |
| 1 | cup | Coconut, shredded |
| ICING | ||
| 2 | cups | Confectioners' sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Baking cocoa |
| 5 | tablespoons | Evaporated milk |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter, melted |
| ½ | teaspoon | Pure vanilla extract |
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Combine flour, cocoa and nuts; add to the creamed mixture. Spread into a 13"x 9"x 2" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Combine condensed milk and coconut; carefully spread over the hot chocolate layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned.
Combine icing ingredients until smooth; spread over warm bars.
Refrigerate at least an hour prior to cutting.
Yield: about 4 dozen
BTW, the first one I 'looted" from "Home Cooking" and changed the name cause I'm serving it at the mini q-fest.
Posted to bbq-digest by Jim Anderson <anderson@...> on May 30, 1998