recipes:dessert:lemon_date_squares

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Ingredients
Technique

Ingredients

½ Cup margarine or butter (1 stick)
¼ Cup confectioner's sugar
1 Cup sifted flour
1 Tsp grated lemon zest
2 Eggs, well beaten
1 Cup sugar
2 Tsp flour
½ Tsp salt
½ Cup chopped dates
1 Cup shredded coconut
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Technique

Cream margarine with sugar. Blend in one cup flour. Pat into bottom of an 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven.
Beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar and lemon zest. Beat until lemon colored. Blend in two tablespoons flour, salt, dates, coconut and lemon juice.
Spoon over prepared crust and bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool on rack and cut in squares. Makes 16 bars.