My Kids Coconut Squares

My kids loved helping me make these cookies so much that one of them taught her children to make them so they have been a family tradition for 45 years. They are excellent shippers and keepers.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 6 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  soft butter
• 1⁄2 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1  cup  sifted flour
• 2  slightly beaten eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 4  ounces flaked coconut
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts
• 1⁄4 cup  sifted flour
• 1  cup  packed light brown sugar

Directions

1. Into a large bowl put:.
2. 1 / 2 cup soft butter.
3. 1 / 2 cup packed light brown sugar.
4. beat until fluffy then add:.
5. 1 cup sifted flour
6. mix well then pat into a greased 12 X 9 X 2 pan
7. and bake this cookie dough at 350 for 10 minutes.
8. While the above is baking using that same bowl:.
9. place.
10. 2 slightly beaten eggs
11. 1/2 teaspoon salt.
12. 2 teaspoons vanilla.
13. 4 ounces of flaked coconut.
14. 1 cup of any walnuts
15. 1/4 cup sifted flour 1 cup packed light brown sugar.
16. mix well and spread over the.
17. cookie dough that just came out of the oven and return to the oven for 15 minutes.
18. As soon as it comes out of the oven ( and is still hot) score it into
19. 1 inch squares and this should make 6 dozen one inch cookies.
20. leave in pan to cool then take out and separate -- Freezes well and ships well.