Hawaiian Macadamia Coconut Squares

Ingredients

1 c butter
2 c brown sugar
1 tb instant coffee powder
1/2 ts cinnamon
1/2 ts salt
2 c flour
3 eggs
2 ts vanilla
2 c coconut
2 c macadamia nuts

Instructions

Chopped DESCRIPTION: Macadamias and coconut top a brown-sugar coffee crust. Preheat oven to 325. Butter a 9x13 baking pan. CRUST: Beat buter, 1c brown sugar, instant coffee, 1/4 ts cinnamon and 1/4 ts salt together until light and fluffy. Add flour 1/2 c at a time until well blended. Spread evenly in buttered pan. Bake 20 minutes, cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. PASTRY: Beat together eggs, vanilla, remaining 1 c brown sugar, 1/4 ts cinnamon and 1/4 ts salt. Stir in coconut and macadamias. Spread evenlyover cooled baked layer. Bake 40-50 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. Using a knife, loosen around edges while warm. Cool completely in pan on rack. Cut into 48 squares. Store airtight 1 week, freeze longer. From "The Joy of Cookies," ----