Holiday Lemon Dream Bars
These holiday Lemon Dream Bars are a delicious and refreshing dessert perfect for any festive occasion. With a shortbread crust, creamy coconut filling, and lemon frosting, they're sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
Servings: 9
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup coconut *shredded
- ½ cup nuts *chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon lemon rind *grated
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cut butter into the flour and sugar using a pastry blender or two knives. Continue until fine.
- Press mixture firmly into the bottom of an ungreased 8 x 8 baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven, 350 degrees, for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, coconut, nuts, salt, baking powder, and vanilla.
- Spread mixture onto the baked crust evenly.
- Place pan back into oven (350) and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- While bars are baking, combine the lemon rind, lemon juice, and powdered sugar together in a small bowl.
- Once bars are done, remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Frost and cool completely before cutting and serving!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
