Categories: Candy

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened, plus more for greasing
• 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Pinch or two ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans or other nuts if desired
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 × 13-inch baking dish with butter.
2. Beat butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Stir in flour and cinnamon to form a thick dough. Pat mixture evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. the crust will be thin. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges; set aside.
3. In the same bowl used to make the crust, mix the egg yolks, brown sugar and vanilla on low speed until combined. Stir in the nuts and coconut; set aside.
4. In a clean bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until thick and frothy, bur not stiff. Gently fold whites into the nut mixture. Spread mixture over crust. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool pan completely on a wire rack, about 45 minutes. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into small squares.

5. makes about 100 bite-size pieces

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