Old Fashioned Pink Lady Squares
If you'd like a dose of old fashioned nostalgia, then you need to make these!!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (you can sub in any crushed cookie)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted (you can use margarine)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Filling:
- 2 cups shredded coconut (unsweetened or sweetened)
- 1 can (300mL) condensed milk
Icing:
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, room temperature
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbsp maraschino cherry juice see note
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F
- Line an 8X8" square baking pan with parchment (this is optional but I like to do it as it makes cutting and lifting way easier); set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix graham crumbs, melted butter, flour and brown sugar together and press down into prepared pan; bake for 10 minutes (will be puffed and golden); remove from oven and set aside,
- In another bowl, mix together coconut and condensed milk and spread evenly over crust: bake for 30 minutes (edges will be brown).
- Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat 1/4 cup butter/margarine until light and fluffy. Beat in icing sugar and cherry juice and beat until combined.
- Spread icing on cooled bars and refrigerate to harden. Cut into squares and serve!