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Chewy Coconut
Macadamia Bars
Gourmet August 1996
For shortbread layer:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter,
cut into bits
2/3 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
For topping:
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup canned coconut cream,
such as Coco Lopez
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
A 7-ounce package sweetened flaked
coconut (about 2 2/3 cups)
A 7-ounce jar macadamia nuts
(about 1 1/3 cups),
large pieces
halved
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
Make shortbread layer: In a food processor pulse
the flour, butter, confectioner's sugar and salt until mixture just forms a
dough. Pat dough evenly onto bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes, or until
pale golden.
Make topping while shortbread is baking: In a large
saucepan melt
butter over low heat and remove pan from heat. Whisk in brown
sugar
until dissolved and whisk in coconut cream, heavy cream, and lemon
juice until combined well. Stir in flaked coconut and nuts. Pour topping
over shortbread. Reduce temperature to 325 degrees F. and bake confec-
tion
until top
is golden and center is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool
confection
completely in pan on a rack and cut into bars. Bars may be
made ahead and
kept, wrapped well, chilled, 4 days or frozen 3 weeks.
Serve bars chilled
or at room temperature.
Makes about forty 3-by-1-inch bars.
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