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Lime Coconut Bars

3/4 cup finely crushed crisp sugar cookies
3 tablespoons butter
2-1/4 cups flaked coconut
FILLING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup lime juice
4-1/2 teaspoons yellow cornmeal
Pinch salt
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
Confectioners' sugar

Place the crushed cookies in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Stir in coconut; set aside 1 cup for topping. Press the remaining mixture
into a greased 8-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until
golden brown. Meanwhile, for filling, combine the butter, sugar, lime juice,
cornmeal and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is
dissolved and cornmeal is softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. In
a small bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks. Stir a small amount of hot lime mixture

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Lime Coconut Bars cont.

into the yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until a
thermometer reads 160° and mixture coats the back of a metal spoon, about 20
minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in lime peel. Pour over the crust; sprinkle
with reserved coconut mixture. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden
brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Editor's Note: The cornmeal is used as a thickener in the filling.

Yield: 16 bars.