Midwestern Walnut Frosties

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cookie layer with a pastry blender or pulse in a food processor.
• 3 pat into a buttered 12x7-inch flat glass baking dish.
• 4 bake until golden.about 10 minutes.
• 5 while the first layer is baking, prepare the filling.
• 6 in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and the vanilla until the eggs are pale yellow, about 2 minutes.
• 7 in another bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, walnuts, and coconut.
• 8 add to the egg mixture and blend.
• 9 cool the baked first layer for 5 minutes, then pour the walnut coconut mixture over the crust and bake for 25 minutes or until the top is golden and the center is done.
• 10 transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before frosting.
• 11 to prepare the frosting while the layers cool, all the frosting ingredients in a small bowl, until smooth.
• 12 spread over the top of the cooled cookie.
• 13 allow to stand for 1 hour, then cut into squares.
• 14 store in layers separated by plastic wrap in an air tight container.