Lemon Frosted Bars

My family loves these bars. We like a lot of bottom crust. I doubled the original bottom crust recipe. If you think it's too thick you can half it.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• BASE

• 1  cup  corn flake crumbs
• 2  cups flour
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2⁄3 cup butter, softened

• MIDDLE LAYER

• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs, slightly beaten
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 1⁄2 cups  shredded coconut
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped

• ICING FOR TOP

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. In mixing bowl combine corn flake crumbs, 2 cups flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar and butter, mix well.
2. Press evenly into bottom of 13x9x2 inch pan.
3. Bake at 275° for 10 minutes, remove from oven, set aside, increase oven temperature to 350°.
4. In small bowl mix together 2 tablespoons flour and salt, set aside.
5. In mixing bowl combine eggs, 1 cup brown sugar, coconut and vanilla, add flour-salt mixture and nuts, mix well, spread over baked crust.
6. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes or until bars are lightly browned.
7. While bars are baking make the icing, combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter and lemon juice, beat until smooth.
8. After bars are baked and still warm frost them.
9. Cool and cut into 36 bars.