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Gigi’s Pecan Dreams
First Layer:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
Second Layer:
2 eggs
3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans (or walnuts,
or macadamias - your
choice)
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Glaze:
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
For first layer: Cream butter in small mixing bowl.
Gradually add sugar
and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Blend in flour. Pat
evenly in
a 13-by-9-by-2-inch ungreased baking pan. Bake in preheated 325-degree
F. oven
15
minutes or until pale golden. Let cool on rack a few minutes.
For second layer: Beat eggs until light and lemon-colored in
mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar and beat until well blended. Mix flour, baking powder and
salt; add to egg mixture. Fold in nuts and coconut. Spread carefully
over first layer.
Bake in preheated 325-degree F. oven 20 to 23 minutes.
For glaze: Cream butter and orange zest. Add confectioner's
sugar and enough orange juice to thin to desired consistency. Drizzle over second
layer
while still warm. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 64 1-inch squares.
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